Cadherin-specific antibodies and hybridoma cell lines

ABSTRACT

DNA sequences encoding novel cadherins, desginated cadherins-4 through -12, are disclosed along with methods and materials for the recombinant production of the same. Antibody substances specific for the novel cadherins and cadherin peptides are disclosed as useful for modulating the natural binding and/or regulatory activities of the cadherins.

FEDERAL FUNDING

This invention was made with government support under grant No. EY08106 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention.

This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/049,460 filed on Apr. 19, 1993, now abandoned which is in turn a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/872,643 filed on Apr. 17, 1992 now abandoned.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates, in general, to materials and methods relevant to cell-cell adhesion. More particularly, the invention relates to novel Ca²⁺ -dependent cell adhesion proteins, referred to as cadherins, and to polynucleotide sequences encoding the cadherins. The invention also relates to methods for inhibiting binding of the cadherins to their natural ligands/antiligands.

BACKGROUND

In vivo, cell-cell adhesion plays an important role in a wide range of events including morphogenesis and organ formation, leukocyte extravasion, tumor metastasis and invasion, and the formation of cell junctions. Additionally, cell-cell adhesion is crucial for the maintenance of tissue integrity, e.g., of the intestinal epithelial barrier, of the blood brain barrier and of cardiac muscle.

Intercellular adhesion is mediated by specific cell adhesion molecules. Cell adhesion molecules have been classified into at least three superfamilies including the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily, the integrin superfamily and the cadherin superfamily. All cell types that form solid tissues express some members of the cadherin superfamily suggesting that cadherins are involved in selective adhesion of most cell types.

Cadherins have been generally described as glycosylated integral membrane proteins that have an N-terminal extracellular domain that determines binding specificity (the N-terminal 113 amino acids appear to be directly involved in binding), a hydrophobic membrane-spanning domain and a C-terminal cytoplasmic domain (highly conserved among the members of the superfamily) that interacts with the cytoskeleton through catenins and other cytoskeleton-associated proteins. Some cadherins lack a cytoplasmic domain, however, and appear to function in cell-cell adhesion by a different mechanism than cadherins that do have a cytoplasmic domain. The cytoplasmic domain is required for the binding function of the extracellular domain in cadherins that do have a cytoplasmic domain. Binding between members of the cadherin family expressed on different cells is mainly homophilic (i.e., a member of the cadherin family binds to cadherins of its own or a closely related subclass) and Ca²⁺ -dependent. For recent reviews on cadherins, see Takeichi, Annu. Rev. Biochem., 59:237-252 (1990) and Takeichi, Science, 251, 1451-1455 (1991).

The first cadherins to be described (E-cadherin in mouse epithelial cells, L-CAM in avian liver, uvomorulin in the mouse blastocyst, and CAM 120/80 in human epithelial cells) were identified by their involvment in Ca²⁺ -dependent cell adhesion and by their unique immunological characteristics and tissue localization. With the later immunological identification of N-cadherin, which was found to have a different tissue distribution from E-cadherin, it became apparent that a new family of Ca²⁺ -dependent cell-cell adhesion molecules had been discovered.

The molecular cloning of the genes encoding mouse E- [see Nagafuchi et al., Nature, 329: 341-343 (1987)], chicken N- [Hatta et al., J. Cell Biol., 106: 873-881 (1988)], and mouse P-[Nose et al., EMBO J. 6: 3655-3661 (1987)] cadherins provided structural evidence that the cadherins comprised a family of cell adhesion molecules. Cloning of chicken L-CAM [Gallin et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 84: 2808-2812 (1987)] and mouse uvomorulin [Ringwald et al., EMBO J., 6: 3647-3653 (1987)] revealed that they were identical to E-cadherin. Comparisons of the amino acid sequences of E-, N-, and P-cadherins showed a level of amino acid similarity of about 45%-58% among the three subclasses. Liaw et al., EMBO J., 9: 2701-2708 (1990) describes the use of PCR with degenerate oligonucleotides based on one conserved region of E-, N- and P-cadherins to isolate N- and P-cadherin from a bovine microvascular endothelial cell cDNA. The Liaw et al., supra, results implied that there were only E-, N-, and P-cadherins because no new cadherins were identified. Also in 1990, it was reported in Heimark et al., J. Cell Biol., 110: 1745-1756 (1990) that an antibody generated to bovine aortic endothelial cells recognized an intercellular junctional molecule designated V-cadherin which had a similar molecular weight to known cadherins and was able to inhibit Ca²⁺ -dependent cell endothelial cell adhesion. The article did not disclose any sequence information for the protein recognized by the antibody.

No further cadherin genes were described until the identification of eight of the novel cadherins claimed herein was reported in Suzuki et al., Cell Regulation, 2: 261-270 (1991). Subsequently, several other cadherins were described including chicken R-cadherin [Inuzuka et al., Neuron, 7: 69-79 (1991)], mouse M-cadherin [Donalies et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 88: 8024-8028 (1991)], chicken B-cadherin [Napolitano et al., J. Cell. Biol., 113: 893-905 (1991)], and T-cadherin [chicken in Ranscht et al., Neuron, 7: 391-402 (1991) and chicken and human in Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) International Publication No. WO 92/08731 published on May 29, 1992].

The determination of the tissue expression of the various cadherins reveals that each subclass of cadherins has a unique tissue distribution pattern. For example, E-cadherin is found in epithelial tissues while N-cadherin is found in nonepithelial tissues such as neural and muscle tissue. The unique expression pattern of the different cadherins is particularly significant when the role each subclass of cadherins may play in vivo in normal events (e.g., the maintenance of the intestinal epithelial barrier) and in abnormal events (e.g., tumor metastatis or inflammation) is considered. Supression of cadherin function has been implicated in the progression of various cancers. See Shimoyama et al., Cancer Res., 52: 5770-5774 (1992). Different subclasses or combinations of subclasses of cadherins are likely to be responsible for different cell-cell adhesion events in which therapeutic detection and/or intervention may be desirable. Studies have also suggested that cadherins may have some regulatory activity in addition to adhesive activity. Matsunaga et al., Nature, 334, 62-64 (1988) reports that N-cadherin has neurite outgrowth promoting activity and Mahoney et at., Cell, 67, 853-868 (1991) reports that the Drosophila fat tumor supressor gene, another member of the cadherin superfamily, appear to regulate cell growth. Expression of the cytoplasmic domain of N-cadherin without its extracellular domain has been shown in Kintner et al., Cell, 69: 229-236 (1992) to disrupt embryonic cell adhesion and in Fugimori et al., Mol. Biol. Cell, 4: 37-47 (1993) to disrupt epithial cell adhesion. Thus, therapeutic intervention in the regulatory activities of cadherins expressed in specific tissues may also be desirable.

There thus continues to exist a need in the art for the identification and characterization of additional cadherins participating in cell-cell adhesion and/or regulatory events. Moreover, to the extent that cadherins might form the basis for the development of therapeutic and diagnostic agents, it is essential that the genes encoding the proteins be cloned. Information about the DNA sequences and amino acid sequences encoding the cadherins would provide for the large scale production of the proteins and for the identification of the cells/tissues naturally producing the proteins, and would permit the preparation of antibody substances or other novel binding molecules specifically reactive with the cadherins that may be useful in modulating the natural ligand/antiligand binding reactions in which the cadherins are involved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides materials and methods that are relevant to cell-cell adhesion. In one of its aspects, the present invention provides purified and isolated polynucleotide sequences (e.g., DNA and RNA, both sense and antisense strands) encoding novel cadherins, cadherin-4 through -12. Preferred polynucleotide sequences of the invention include genomic and cDNA sequences as well as wholly or partially synthesized DNA sequences, and biological replicas thereof (i.e., copies of purified and isolated DNA sequences made in vivo or in vitro using biological reagents). Biologically active vectors comprising the polynucleotide sequences are also contemplated.

The scientific value of the information contributed through the disclosures of the DNA and amino acid sequences of the present invention is manifest. For example, knowledge of the sequence of a cDNA encoding a cadherin makes possible the isolation by DNA/DNA hybridization of genomic DNA sequences that encode the protein and that specify cadherin-specific expression regulating sequences such as promoters, enhancers and the like. DNA/DNA hybridization procedures utilizing the DNA sequences of the present invention also allow the isolation of DNAs encoding heterologous species proteins homologous to the rat and human cadherins specifically illustrated herein.

According to another aspect of the invention, host cells, especially eucaryotic and procaryotic cells, are stably transformed or transfected with the polynucleotide sequences of the invention in a manner allowing the expression of cadherin polypeptides in the cells. Host cells expressing cadherin polypeptide products, when grown in a suitable culture medium, are particularly useful for the large scale production of cadherin polypeptides, fragments and variants; thereby enabling the isolation of the desired polypeptide products from the cells or from the medium in which the cells are grown.

The novel cadherin proteins, fragments and variants of the invention may be obtained as isolates from natural tissue sources, but are preferably produced by recombinant procedures involving the host cells of the invention. The products may be obtained in fully or partially glycosylated, partially or wholly de-glycosylated or non-glycosylated forms, depending on the host cell selected or recombinant production and/or post-isolation processing.

Cadherin variants according to the invention may comprise polypeptide analogs wherein one or more of the specified (i.e., naturally encoded) amino acids is deleted or replaced or wherein one or more nonspecified amino acids are added: (1) without loss, and preferably with enhancement, of one or more of the biological activities or immunological characteristics specific for a cadherin; or (2) with specific disablement of a particular ligand/antiligand binding function of a cadherin.

Also contemplated by the present invention are antibody substances [e.g., monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, chimeric and humanized antibodies, and antibody domains including Fab, Fab' and F(ab')₂, single chain antibodies, and Fv or single variable domains] and other binding proteins or peptides specifically react with cadherins of the invention. Antibody substances can be developed using isolated natural, recombinant or synthetic cadherin polypeptide products or host cells expressing such products on their surfaces. The antibody substances may be utilized for purifying polypeptides of the invention, for determining the tissue expression of the polypeptides and as antagonists of the ligand/antiligand binding activities of the cadherins. Specifically illustrating antibody substances of the invention are the monoclonal antibodies produced by the hybridomas designated 30Q8A, 30Q4H, 45A5G, 30S2F and 45C6A which were all deposited with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), 12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Md. 20852 on Apr. 6, 1993 and were respectively assigned ATCC Deposit Nos. HB11316, HB11317, HB11318, HB11319 and HB11320. Also illustrating antibody substances of the invention are the monoclonal antibody produced by the hybridoma designated 30T 11G which was deposited with the ATCC on Apr. 8, 1993 and was assigned ATCC Deposit No. HB11324 and the monoclonal antibody produced by the hybridoma designated 64G11F which was deposited with the ATCC on Jan. 20, 1994 and was assigned ATCC Deposit No. HB11527.

The DNA and amino acid sequence information provided by the present invention makes possible the systematic analysis of the structure and function of the cadherins described herein and definition of those molecules with which the cadherins will interact on extracellular and intracellular levels. The idiotypes of anti-cadherin monoclonal antibodies of the invention are representative of such molecules and may mimic natural binding proteins (peptides and polypeptides) through which the intercellular and intracellular activities of cadherins are modulated. Alternately, they may represent new classes of modulators of cadherin activities. Anti-idiotypic antibodies, in turn, may represent new classes of biologically active cadherin equivalents.

Methods for modulating cadherin activity may involve contacting a cadherin with an antibody (or antibody fragment), another polypeptide or peptide ligand (including peptides derived from cadherins or other proteins, or a novel peptide), or a small molecule ligand that specifically binds to a portion (extracellular or cytoplasmic) of the cadherin.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

Numerous aspects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description thereof, reference being made to the drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a bar graph illustrating the binding of polymorphonuclear neutrophils and T cells to fusion proteins comprising extracellular subdomains of cadherin-5.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention is illustrated by the following examples wherein Example 1 describes the isolation of cDNA sequences encoding rat cadherins-4 through -11 and -13; Example 2 describes the isolation of cDNA sequences encoding the human homologs of rat cadherins-4, -5, -6, -8, -10, -11 and -13 and the isolation of a human cadherin not identified in rat, cadherin-12, as well as chromosome localization results for cadherin genes of the invention. Example 3 characterizes the relationship of cadherins of the invention to previously identified cadherins in terms of amino acid sequence and structure. The generation of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies specific for cadherins of the invention and mapping of epitopes recognized by antibodies of the invention are described in Example 4. Example 5 describes the construction of expression constructs comprising cadherin-4, -5 and -8 sequences, transfection of mammalian cells with the constructs and results of cell-cell adhesion assays performed with the transfected cells. Example 6 presents the results of assays for cadherin mRNA and protein expression in various mammalian tissues, cells and cell lines. The results of in vitro transendothelial migration assays involving cadherin-5 and assays of neutrophil and T-cell binding to cadherin-5 fusion protein are described in Example 7. Example 8 describes expression of cadherin-5 in the blood-brain barrier and Example 9 describes cadherin-5 peptides that are capable of increasing endothelim permeability. Example 10 describes the association of the cytoplasmic domain of cadherin-5 with plakoglobin. Example 11 describes the preparation of chimeric cadherin-4/-5 molecules and cell-cell adhesion assays performed with L cells expressing the chimeric molecules. The disclosures of Suzuki et al., Cell Regulation, supra; Suzuki et al., J. Cell. Biol., 115, Abstract 72a (1991); Suzuki et al., Cell. Struc. Funct., 16, 605 (1991); and Tanihara et al., Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 32, 1013 (1991) are incorporated by reference herein for purposes of illustrating the background of the invention.

EXAMPLE 1

Partial cDNA clones encoding nine novel cadherins were isolated from rat brain and retina by PCR. Eight of the novel rat cadherin cDNAs were isolated using degenerate PCR primers based on highly conserved regions of the cytoplasmic domain of known cadherins and one was isolated using degenerate PCR primers based on moderately conserved regions of the extracellular domain of known cadherins.

A. Preparation of Rat cDNA

Total RNAs were prepared from rat brain by the guanidium isothiocyanate/cesium chloride method described in Maniatis et al., pp. 196 in Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1982). Brain poly(A)⁺ RNAs were then isolated using an Invitrogen (San Diego, Calif.) FastTrack kit. Rat retina poly(A)⁺ RNA was purchased from Clonetech (Palo Alto, Calif.). cDNA was synthesized from the poly(A)⁺ RNA of both rat brain and retina using a cDNA synthesis kit (Boehringer Mannheim Corporation, Indianopolis, Ind.).

B. Design, and Synthesis of PCR Primers Corresponding to Cadherin Cytoplasmic Domain

A first pair of degenerate oligonucleotide primers, listed below in IUPAC nomenclature, was designed to correspond to highly conserved sequences in the cytoplasmic domain of mouse N-, E-, and P-cadherins. Underlined sequences at the end of each oligonucleotide indicate an EcoR1 site added to the primers to facilitate cloning of the fragments generated by PCR.

Degenerate Primer 1

TAPPYD (SEQ ID NO: 1)

5' GAATTCACNGCNCCNCCNTAYGA 3' (SEQ ID NO: 2)

Degenerate Primer 2

FKKLAD (SEQ ID NO: 3)

3' AARTTYTTYRANCGNCTCTTAAG 5' (SEQ ID NO: 4)

The degenerate oligonucleotides were synthesized using the Applied Biosystems model 380B DNA synthesizer (Foster City, Calif.).

C. Design and Synthesis of PCR Primers Corresponding to Cadherin Extracellular Domain

A second pair of degenerate oligonucleotide primers, listed below in IUPAC nomenclature, was designed to correspond to moderately conserved sequences in the third subdomain of the extracellular domain of mouse N-, E-, and P-cadherins. The extracellular domains of the mouse N-, E- and P-cadherins have been characterized as having five internal subdomains, some of which may be involved in cadherin interaction with Ca²⁺. Underlined sequences at the end of each oligonucleotide indicate an EcoR1 site added to the primers to facilitate cloning of the fragments generated by PCR.

Degenerate Primer 3

K(P/G)(L/I/V)D(F/Y)E (SEQ ID NO: 5)

5' GAATTCAARSSNNTNGAYTWYGA 3' (SEQ ID NO: 6)

Degerenate Primer 4

(N/D)E(A/P)PXF (SEQ ID NO: 7)

3' TRCTYSGNGGNNNNAARCTTAAG 5' (SEQ ID NO: 8)

D. Cloning of cDNA Encoding Eight Novel Rat Cadherins

PCR amplification reactions of rat brain and retina cDNA were carried out either with degenerate primers 1 and 2 or with degenerate primers 3 and 4 under conditions essentially the same as those described in Saiki et al., Science, 239, 487-491 (1988). Briefly, 100 ng of brain or retina first strand cDNA was used as template for amplification by Taq DNA polymerase (International Bioltechnology, New Haven, Conn.) using 10 μg of each primer set per reaction. PCR reactions were initiated by adding 2 units of Taq DNA polymerase to the reaction solution, after which 35 PCR reaction cycles were carried out. Reaction cycles consisted of denaturation performed at 94° C. for 1.5 minutes, oligonucleotide annealing at 45° C. for 2 minutes, and elongation at 72° C. for 3 minutes. The resulting PCR fragments were separated by agarose gel electrophoresis, and DNA bands of the expected size were extracted from the gel and digested with EcoR1. The fragments were then cloned into the M13 vector (Boehringer Mannheim) and E. coli JM101 cells were transformed with the resulting constructs. Individual clones were then isolated and sequenced. Sequencing of the DNAs was carried out using a sequenase kit (United States Biochemicals, Cleveland, Ohio) and the resulting DNA and deduced amino acid sequences of the clones were compared to sequences of known cadherins using the Microgenie program (Beckman, Fullerton, Calif.).

Ten representative cDNA clones encoding cadherins were identified from the PCR reaction based on degenerate primers 1 and 2. Two clones corresponded to rat N-, and E-cadherins, but eight clones encoded previously undescribed cadherins, and were designated cadherins-4 through -11. The DNA and deduced amino acid sequences of the eight rat cytoplasmic domain cDNA clones are respectively set out in SEQ ID NOs: 9 and 10 (cadherin-4), SEQ ID NOs: 11 and 12 (cadherin-5), SEQ ID NOs: 13 and 14 (cadherin-6), SEQ ID NOs: 15 and 16 (cadherin-7), SEQ ID NOs: 17 and 18 (cadherin-8), SEQ ID NOs: 19 and 20 (cadherin-9), SEQ ID NOs: 21 and 22 (cadherin-10) and SEQ ID NOs: 23 and 24 (cadherin-11).

An additional novel cadherin was identified from the PCR reaction based on degenerate primers 3 and 4, and it was designated cadherin-13. The DNA and deduced amino acid sequences of the rat cadherin-13 fragment are respectively set out in SEQ ID NOs: 25 and 26.

The PCR reaction based on degenerate primers 3 and 4 also amplified sequences which were later determined to be fragments of the extracellular domains of rat cadherins-4, -5, -6, -8, -9, -10 and -11. The DNA and amino acid sequences of these extracellular fragments are respectively set out in SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 28 (cadherin-4), SEQ ID NOs: 29 and 30 (cadherin-5), SEQ ID NOs: 31 and 32 (cadherin-6), SEQ ID NOs: 33 and 34 (cadherin-8), SEQ ID NOs: 35 and 36 (cadherin-9), SEQ ID NOs: 37 and 38 (cadherin-10), SEQ ID NOs: 39 and 40 (cadherin-11 ).

Larger cadherin-8 and -10 cDNAs were isolated from a rat brain cDNA library made in Uni-ZAP vector (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) using labelled cadherin-8 extracellular domain PCR fragment (SEQ ID NO: 17) or cadherin-10 extracellular domain fragment (SEQ ID NO: 21) as probes. Two types of cadherin-8 cDNA clones were isolated. The first type encodes a full length cadherin, but the second type encodes a truncated protein the sequence of which diverges from the first type of cadherin-8 clone near the N-terminus of the fifth extracellular subdomain (EC5). The truncated clone contains a short stretch of unique sequence in the N-terminus of EC5 but lacks the remainder of EC5, the transmembrane domain and the cytoplasmic domain. DNA and deduced amino acid sequences of the full length cadherin-8 clone are respectively set out in SEQ ID NOs: 41 and 42 and the DNA and deduced amino acid sequences of the truncated cadherin-8 clone are set out in SEQ ID NOs: 43 and 44. The cadherin-10 cDNA clone that was isolated has an open reading frame which begins at a region corresponding to the middle of the first-extracellular domain (EC1) of previously identified cadherins. The DNA and deduced amino acid sequences of the cadherin-10 clone are set out in SEQ ID NOs: 45 and 46.

EXAMPLE 2

A. Isolation of Full Length cDNAs

Full length cDNAs encoding human homologs of rat cadherins-4, -8, -11 and -13 and partial cDNAs encoding human homologs of rat cadherins-6 and -10 were isolated from a human fetal brain cDNA library (λZapII vector, Stratagene). A full length cDNA encoding a human homolog of rat cadherin-5 was isolated from a human placental cDNA library (λgt11 vector, Dr. Millan, La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation, La Jolla, Calif.).

Probes for screening the human fetal brain and placental cDNA libraries were amplified by PCR from human brain cDNA (Dr. Taketani, Kansain Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan) using the primers described in Example 1B-C. Probes consisting of human cadherin-4, -5, -6, -8, -10 and -11 sequences were generated using degenerate primers 1 and 2 and probes consisting of human cadherin-13 sequence were generated using degenerate primers 3 and 4. Amplification of the human fetal brain cDNA with degenerate primers 3 and 4 also generated a PCR fragment encoding a cadherin not isolated from rat, designated cadherin-12.

PCR fragments encoding human cadherins-4, -5, -6, -8, -10, -11, -12 and -13 were labelled with ³² p and used to probe the human fetal brain and placental cDNA libraries according to the plaque hybridization method described in Ausubel et at., Eds., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Sections 6.1.1 to 6.1.4 and 6.2.1 to 6.2.3, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1987). Positives were plaque-purified and inserts were cut out using an in vivo excision method yielding Bluescript clones. The inserts were then subcloned into the M13 vector (Boehringer Mannheim) for sequencing.

Inserts consisting of full length cDNAs encoding human homologs of rat cadherins-4, -8, -11, -12 (putative) and -13 and partial cDNAs encoding human homologs of rat cadherins-6 and -10 were identified in clones from the human fetal brain cDNA library and a full length cDNA encoding a human homolog of rat cadherin-5 was identified in a clone from the human placental cDNA library. The DNA and deduced amino acid sequences of the human homologs are respectively set out in SEQ ID NOs: 47 and 48 (cadherin-4), SEQ ID NOs: 49 and 50 (cadherin-5), SEQ ID NOs: 51 and 52 (cadherin-6), SEQ ID NOs: 53 and 54 (cadherin-8), SEQ ID NOs: 55 and 56 (cadherin-10), SEQ ID NOs: 57 and 58 (cadherin-11), SEQ ID NOs: 59 and 60 (cadherin-12), and SEQ ID NOs: 61 and 62 (cadherin-13).

Chromosome Localization

The chromosomal location of the cadherin-8, -10, -11 and -13 genes was determined by conventional methods.

Briefly, C3H/HeJ-gld and Mus spretus (Spain) mice and [(C3H/HeJ-gld x Mus spretus) F₁ ×C3H/HeJ-gld] interspecies backcross mice were bred and maintained as previously described in Seldin, et al., J. Exp. Med., 167: 688-693 (1988). Mus spretus was chosen as the second parent in the cross because of the relative ease of detection of informative restriction fragment length variants (RFLVs) in comparison with crosses using conventional inbred laboratory strains. Gene linkage was determined by segregation analysis.

Genomic DNA isolated from mouse organs by standard techniques was digested with restriction endonucleases and 10 μg samples were electrophoresed in 0.9% agarose gels. DNA was transferred to Nytran membranes (Schleicher & Schull, Inc., Keene, N.H.), hybridized with the appropriate probe at 65° C. and washed under stringent conditions, all as previously described in Maniatis et al., supra). To localize the cadherin-8 gene, a probe corresponding to nucleotides 1999 to 2340 of SEQ ID NO: 41 was used. To localize the cadherin-10 gene, a probe corresponding to nucleotides 1034 to 1368 of SEQ ID NO: 45 was used. To localize the cadherin-11 gene, a probe corresponding to nucleotides 1590 to 1945 of SEQ ID NO: 57 was used. To localize the cadherin-13 gene a probe corresponding to nucleotides 1726 to 2195 of SEQ ID NO: 61 was used. Other clones used as probes in the current study and RFLVs used to detect anonymous DNA loci were all previously described [Chromosome 7, DNA segment, Washington 12 (D7Was12); the parathyroid hormone (Pth); calcitonin (Calc); hemoglobin, β chain (Hbb); metallothionein-I (Mt-1); adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (Aprt); growth hormone receptor (Ghr); prostaglandin E receptor EP2 subtype (Ptgerep2); dihydrofolate reductase-2 (Dhfr2); fibroblast growth factor a (Fgfa); and glucocorticoid receptor-1 (Grl-1)].

Comparison of the haplotype distribution of protocadherin genes with those determined for loci throughout the mouse genome allowed each to be mapped to specific regions of mouse chromosomes. The probability for linkage was >99% and indicated assignment of. The assignment of the cadherin-8, -11 and -13 genes was to mouse chromosome 8 and the assignment of the cadherin-10 gene was to mouse chromosome 15.

EXAMPLE 3

Comparison of the full-length sequences of the novel human cadherins described in Examples 1 and 2 with sequences of previously described cadherins and cadherin-related proteins provides support for the proposal that cadherins can be divided into at least three subgroups based on amino acid sequence identity and/or domain structure. Identity values for one possible alignment of the sequences of the extracellular domains of selected human cadherins are presented in Table 1 below.

                  TABLE 1     ______________________________________     N       E      P      4    5     8    11   12   13     ______________________________________     N    100    45     45   68   30    34   35   33   46     E    45     100    53   41   29    30   29   31   37     P    45     53     100  29   30    29   31   31   38      4   68     41     41   100  29    33   34   33   44      5   30     29     30   29   100   40   41   39   32      8   34     30     29   33   40    100  66   58   32     11   35     29     31   34   41    66   100  58   31     12   33     31     31   33   39    58   58   100  33     13   46     37     38   44   32    32   31   33   100     ______________________________________

Based on such sequence alignments and on the fact that certain combinations of cadherin sequences seem to have conserved stretches of amino acids when aligned, one subgroup of cadherins may include E-cadherin, N-cadherin, P-cadherin and cadherin-4, while a second subgroup may include cadherin-5, cadherin-8, cadherin-11 and cadherin-12. Cadherins-6, -7, -9 and -10 may also be included with the second subgroup based on their partial amino acid sequences disclosed herein. The amino acid sequence of cadherin-4 exhibits especially high amino acid sequence identity with that of R-cadherin (92%), indicating that cadherin-4 may be the human homolog of chicken R-cadherin. All cadherins in these two subgroups have a similar structure. Following an initiation codon, each has a signal sequence, prosequence, proteolytic cleavage site of precursor protein, an extracellular domain (which comprises five subdomains EC1-5), a transmembrane sequence and a cytoplasmic domain. For cadherin-5, these sequences/domains appear to correspond to about the following amino acid positions of SEQ ID NO: 50: 1-24 (signal sequence), 25-43 (prosequence), 44-147 (EC1), 148-254 (EC2), 255-368 (EC3), 369-475 (EC4), 476-589 (EC5), 590 -616 (transmembrane sequence) and 617-780 (cytoplasmic domain).

Cadherin-13, T-cadherin and V-cadherin may be representative of a third subgroup of cadherins. Cadherin-13 consists of a cadherin-like extracellular domain, but has no domains that would correspond to the typical transmembrane or cytoplasmic domains of other cadherins. Even though about 10% of the clones obtained by PCR using degenerate primers 3 and 4 were cadherin-13 clones, none of the clones included sequences corresponding to a cytoplasmic domain. An attempt to isolate a cDNA that contained this region by PCR using a primer corresponding to the most C-terminal region of cadherin-13 available and a mixed oligonucleotide primer corresponding to a well-conserved amino acid sequence of the cytoplasmic domain of cadherins failed to generate any product with the anticipated molecular weight. A similar protein, T-cadherin, has been identified in chicken which aim lacks the typical cadherin cytoplasmic domain. The amino acid sequence identity between the two molecules is about 80%. Cadherin-13 may be the human homologue of chicken T-cadherin or may be a closely related molecule. Human cadherin-13 and avian T-cadherin may also both be closely related to V-cadherin. A 29-amino acid amino terminal sequence of bovine V-cadherin is similar to the start of the precursor region of cadherin-13 (93% ) and T-cadherin (79%). V-cadherin is a 135 KD protein which appears to be restricted in tissue distribution to endothelium. In constrast, mature T-cadherin (has a molecular weight of 95 KD and shows a wide tissue distribution. Both V-cadherin and T-cadherin are linked to the cell membrane through phosphoinositiol.

EXAMPLE 4

Polyclonal and/or monoclonal antibodies specific for cadherins of the invention were generated.

A. Generation of Polyclonal Antibodies

Bacterial fusion proteins consisting of maltose binding protein fused to portions of cadherin extracellular subdomains (either human cadherin-4, -5 or -11, or rat cadherin-8) were generated and subsequently used for the generation of polyclonal antibodies.

A cDNA fragment corresponding to a 40 KD portion of the extracellular domain of human cadherin-5 (nucleotides 535 to 1527 of SEQ ID NO: 49) was synthesized by PCR from the full-length human cadherin-5 cDNA described in Example 2. The fragment was subcloned into the multicloning site (EcoR1-XbaI) of the pMAL-RI plasmid vector [New England Biolabs Inc. (NEB), Beverly, Mass.]. The resulting construct encodes maltose binding protein fused to the extracellular domain of cadherin-5. Constructs encoding maltose binding protein fused to the three N-terminal subdomains of human cadherin-4, rat cadherin-8 and human cadherin-11 were generated by similar methods.

E. coli NM522 cells (Stratagene) were then transformed with one of the fusion protein constructs and grown in quantity. After disruption of E. coli cells, the individual fusion proteins were purified by affinity column chromatography using amylose resin (NEB) according to the instructions of the manufacturer. When subjected to SDS-PAGE, the purified fusion proteins each showed essentially one band of the expected size.

A total of five hundred μg of a fusion protein in Freund's complete adjuvant was injected into rabbits at four subcutaneous sites. Subsequent injections were carried out at three week intervals using 100 μg of the fusion protein in Freund's incomplete adjuvant also at four subcutaneous sites. The resulting polyclonal sera generated from immunization of rabbits with cadherin-4, -5 or -8 fusion protein were collected and tested for specificity on L cells transfected with the appropriate cadherin sequence (see Example 5). Polyclonal serum generated from immunization of rabbits with cadherin-11 was also collected.

Immunoblotting of various cell types showed that the The anti-cadherin-4 polyclonal serum reacts with protein of about 130 KD in L cells transfected with full length cadherin-4 cDNA and in rat brain. Cadherin-5-specific serum reacts with a protein of about 135 KD in L cells transfected with a full length cadherin-5 DNA and with a protein of about 135 KD in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEcs). The serum does not react with MDCK cells that expressed high levels of E-cadherin. In bovine aortic endothelial cells, the anti-cadherin-5 serum reacts with a protein of about 120 KD. Additionally, the anti-cadherin-5 serum reacts with a protein which has the same molecular weight in rat brain endothelial cells in culture. The cadherin-8 polyclonal antibody detected a strong band of about 90 KD and a weak band of about 130 KD in rat brain.

B. Generation of Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for Human Cadherin-5

Monoclonal antibodies to cadherin-5 were prepared using bacterial fusion proteins containing subdomains of the extracellular domain of human cadherin-5 as immunogens. The fusion proteins prepared included maltose binding protein and the extracellular subdomains 1-2 (EC1-2) or extracellular subdomains 2-4 (EC2-4) of cadherin-5 in the bacterial expression vector pMAL (NEB). The two fusion proteins were expressed in bacteria and purified on amylose-sepharose as described in foregoing section on generation of polyclonal antibodies. The purified fusion proteins were used separately to immunize mice at two subcutaneous sites (100 μg of fusion protein per mouse in Freund's complete adjuvant). The mice then were subcutaneously immunized with Freund's incomplete adjuvant.

The spleen from each mouse was removed by sterile methods and treated in the same manner. Briefly, a single-cell suspension was formed by grinding the spleen between the frosted ends of two glass microscope slides submerged in serum free RPMI 1640 supplemented with 2 mM L-glutamine, 1 mM sodium pyruvate, 100 units/ml penicillin and 100 mg/ml streptomycin (RPMI) (Gibco, Canada). The cell suspension was filtered through a sterile 70-mesh cell strainer, and washed twice by centrifuging at 200 g for 5 minutes and resuspending the pellet in 20 ml serum free RPMI. Thymocytes taken from 3 naive Balb/c mice were prepared in a similar manner. NS-1 myeloma cells, kept in log phase in RPMI with 11% fetal bovine serum (FBS) (Hyclone Laboratories, Inc., Logan, Utah) for three days prior to fusion, were centrifuged at 200 g for 5 minutes, and the pellet was washed twice as described for the mouse spleen cells.

After washing, the spleen cells and myeloma cells were brought to a final volume of 10 ml in serum free RPMI, and 10 μl of that final volume was diluted 1:100 in serum free RPMI. Twenty μl of each dilution was removed, mixed with 20 μl 0.4% trypan blue stain in 0.85% saline, loaded onto a hemacytometer and counted. Two×10⁸ spleen cells were combined with 4×10⁷ NS-1 cells, centrifuged and the supernatant was aspirated. The cell pellets were dislodged by tapping the tube and 2 ml of 37° C. PEG 1500 (50% in 75 mM Hepes, pH 8.0) (Boehringer Mannheim) was added with stirring over the course of 1 minute, followed by adding 14 ml of serum free RPMI over 7 minutes. An additional 16 ml RPMI was added and the cells were centrifuged at 200 g for 10 minutes. After discarding the supernatant, the pellet was resuspended in 200 ml RPMI containing 15% FBS, 100 mM sodium hypoxanthine, 0.4 mM aminopterin, 16 mM thymidine (HAT) (Gibco), 25 units/ml IL-6 (Boehringer Mannheim) and 1.5×10⁶ thymocytes/ml (plating medium). The suspension was dispensed into ten 96-well flat bottom tissue culture plates at 200 ml/well. Cells in plates were fed on days 2, 4, and 6 days post-fusion by aspirating approximately 100 ml from each well with an 18 G needle, and adding 100 ml/well plating medium described above except containing 10 units/ml IL-6 and lacking thymocytes.

Fusions 30 (from a mouse immunized with EC2-4) and 45 (from a mouse immunized with EC1-2) were screened initially by antibody capture ELISA, testing for presence of mouse IgG. Secondary screening of fusions 30 and 45 consisted of assays using plates coated with a monolayer of fixed endothelial cells for ELISAs. HUVEcs, Lewis rat brain endothelial cells (LeBCE), and bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAE) were allowed to grow in 96-well flat bottom tissue culture microtiter plates until the bottom of well was completely covered with a monolayer of cells. Plates were washed twice with 100 μl/well of Ca²⁺ /Mg²⁺ free PBS (CMF-PBS) and aspirated completely. Cells were then fixed with 100 μl/well of 3% p-Formaldehyde, 1% Sucrose in CMF-PBS at room temperature for 30 minutes. Cells were then permeablized with approximately 250 μl/well of CSK buffer (0.5% Triton 100, 100 mM NaCl, 10 mM PIPES, 2 mm MgCl) and incubated at room temperature for 30 minutes. Plates were blocked with 250 μl/well of 2% BSA in 1× CMF-PBS (blocking solution) and incubated at 37° C. for 60 minutes. Blocking solution was aspirated and 50 to 100 μl/well of supernatant from fusion plates was added. Plates were incubated at room temperature for 60 minutes and then were washed one time with 250 μl/well of 0.5% BSA in CMF-PBS (wash solution 1) and two times with 250 μl/well of CMF-PBS (wash solution 2). One hundred fifty μl of horseradish peroxidase conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG(fc) (Jackson ImmunoResearch, West Grove, Pa.) diluted 1:3500 in PBST was added and plates were incubated at room temperature for 60 minutes. Plates were washed as before and 150 μl substrate consisting of 1 mg/ml o-phenylene diamine (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo.) and 0.1 ml/ml 30% H₂ O₂ in 100 mM Citrate, pH 4.5 was added. The color reaction was stopped after 30 minutes with the addition of 50 μl of 15% H₂ SO₄. A₄₉₀ was read on a plate reader (Dynatech). About 20 positive wells were identified for each fusion and were subsequently cloned.

Hybridomas were screened in cloning steps in an ELISA assay by testing for reactivity of monoclonals to the cadherin-5 EC2-4 fusion protein and excluding maltose binding protein reactive monoclonals. Immulon 4 plates (Dynatech) were coated at 4° C. with 50 μl/well fusion protein diluted to 0.1 μg/well (for fusion protein) and to 0.2 μg/well (for maltose binding protein alone) in 50 mM carbonate buffer, pH 9.6. Plates were washed 3 times with PBS, 0.05% Tween 20 (PBST) and 50 μl hybridoma culture supernatant was added. After incubation at 37° C. for 30 minutes, and washing as above, 50 μl of horseradish peroxidase conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG(fc) (Jackson Immunoresearch) diluted 1:3500 in PBST was added. Plates were incubated at 37° C. for 30 minutes and washed 4 times with PBST. One hundred μl substrate consisting of 1 mg/ml o-phenylene diamine (Sigma) and 0.1 μl 30% H₂ O₂ in 100 mM citrate, pH 4.5 was added. The color reaction was stopped after 5 minutes with the addition of 50 μl of 15% H₂ SO₄. Absorbance at 490 nm was determined using a plate reader.

Fusion 64 (from a mouse immunized with EC1-2) was initially screened by antibody capture ELISA, testing for the presence of mouse IgG. Secondary screens of fusion 64 consisted of ELISAs testing for the presence of mouse IgG preferentially binding to cadherin-5 EC1-2 fusion protein over cadherin-5 EC2-4 fusion protein. Immulon 4 plates (Dynatech) were coated overnight at 4° C. with 100 ng/well EC1-2 or EC2-4 diluted in 50 mM carbonate buffer, pH 9.6. Plates were washed three times with PBS containing 0.05% Tween 20 (PBST) and 50 μl hybridoma culture supernatant was added. After incubation at 37° C. for 30 minutes, and washing as above, 50 μl of horseradish peroxidase conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG(fc) (Jackson ImmunoResearch) diluted 1:3500 in PBST was added. Plates were incubated as above, washed 4× with PBST and 100 μl substrate consisting of 1 mg/ml o-phenylene diamine (Sigma), and 0.1 μl/ml 30% H₂ O₂ in 100 mM Citrate, pH 4.5, was added. The color reaction was stopped in 5 minutes with the addition of 50 μl of 15% H₂ SO₄. A₄₉₀ was read on a plate reader (Dynatech).

Wells containing antibody that tested positive on EC1-2 but negative on EC2-4, were also tested for their activity on HUVEC cell lysates by Western blotting. Those monoclonal antibodies that strongly reacted with cadherin-5 by Western blotting were pursued further.

The hybridomas designated 30Q8A (ATCC HB11316), 30Q4H (ATCC HB11317), 45A5G (ATCC HB11318), 30S2F (ATCC HB11319), 45C6A (ATCC HB11320), 30T11G (ATCC HB11324), 30M8G, 3006E, 30R1A and 30Q6F were identified as reactive with endothelial cells and with the cadherin-5 EC2-4 fusion protein. The hybridoma designated 64G11F (ATCC HB11527) was identified as reactive with endothelial cell lysates, reactive with cadherin-5 EC 1-2 fusion protein and not reactive with cadherin-5 EC2-4 fusion protein. All hybridomas were cloned twice by limiting dilution and grown in ascites. The monoclonal antibodies produced by the hybridomas were isotyped in an ELISA assay. The results of the assay are presented in Table 2 in Section C below.

C. Subdomain Specificity Of C5 Specific Monoclonal Antibodies

To determine if the hybridomas produced monoclonal antibodies reactive with unique epitopes of the extracellular domain of C5, the monoclonal antibodies were purified, biotinylated, and tested in a cross competition ELISA. Immulon IV 96-well plates were coated with either EC1-2 or EC2-4 cadherin-5 fusion protein at 0.2 μg/ml in 50 μl 50 mM NaCO₃, pH 9.6 overnight at 4° C. The wells were aspirated and washed three times with PBS/0.05% Tween 20. The plate was then blocked with 50 μl/well PBS, 2% BSA (Sigma) for 30 minutes at 37 ° C. Monoclonal antibodies were purified from hybridoma supernatants over a protein A-Sepharose column and the eluted antibody was dialyzed against 0.1M NaCO₃ pH 8.2. One mg/ml of antibody was reacted with 60 μl of a 1 mg/ml stock solution in DMSO of NHS-biotin (Pierce Chemical Co., Rockford, Ill.) for 1 hour at room temperature and the reaction was stopped by dialysis overnight at 4° C. against CMF/PBS. The biotinylated antibodies in PBS/0.05% Tween 20 were then added as primary antibody (50 μl/well) to a plate coated with fusion protein and incubated for 30 minutes at 37° C. The plate was then aspirated and washed three times with PBS/0.05% Tween 20. Peroxidase-conjugated strepavidin in PBS/Tween was added 50 μl/well and incubated for 30 minutes at 37° C. The plate was aspirated and washed three times in PBS/0.05% Tween 20, and o-phenylenediamine in 100 mM citrate buffer and hydrogen peroxide was added at 100 μl/well. The plate was developed at room temperature for 5-15 minutes. The reaction was stopped with 50 μl/well 15% sulfuric acid and the plate was read on a plate reader. To confirm subdomain specificity, the cadherin-5 fusion proteins EC1-2 and EC2-4 were run on SDS-PAGE (10%) and immunoblotted with the cadherin-5 specific monoclonal antibodies.

Table 2 below set outs the domain specificity and isotype of the cadherin-5 specific monoclonal antibodies.

                  TABLE 2     ______________________________________     Monoclonal Antibody                      C5 Subdomain  Isotype     ______________________________________     64G11F           1             IgG.sub.1     30M8G            2             IgG.sub.2b     30O6E            2             IgG.sub.2b     30R1A            2             IgG.sub.2a     30Q6F            2             IgG.sub.1     30Q4H            2             IgG.sub.2b     45A5G            2             IgG.sub.1     45C6A            2             IgG.sub.1     30S2F            3-4           IgG.sub.1     30Q8A            3-4           IgG.sub.2b     30T11G           3-4           IgG.sub.1     ______________________________________

Competition assays were carried out as described above for assays for binding to cadherin-5 EC2-4 fusion protein except that unlabelled primary cadherin-5 specific monoclonal antibodies (or mouse IgG) were added 30 minutes prior to addition of biotinylated cadherin-5 specific monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies produced by the hybridomas 30M8G, 3006E and 30R1A compete for a site that is near or identical to the binding site of the antibody produced by hybridoma 30Q4H.

D. Epitope Mapping Of Cadherin-5 Specific Monoclonal Antibodies

To determine the specific amino acids encoding the unique epitopes which the cadherin-5 extracellular domain-specific monoclonal antibodies recognized, the Novatope Library Construction System (Novagen Inc., Madison, Wis.) was utilized according to the instructions of the manufacturer. This system allows localization of monoclonal antibody epitopes to within 10-20 amino acids. Libraries of bacterial clones were constructed, each clone of which express a small peptide derived from the extracellular domain of human cadherin-5. The libraries were screened by standard colony lift methods using the cadherin-5 specific monoclonal antibodies as probes. Positive clones were analyzed by DNA sequencing to determine the precise amino acid sequence of the target epitope.

Two human cadherin-5 extracellular domain epitope libraries were constructed, one specific for domains 1-2 (EC1-2) and the other for domains 2-4 (EC2-4). DNA encoding either cadherin-5 EC1-2 or 2-4 was obtained by restriction enzyme digestion and gel purification of the appropriate insert from pMAL bacterial expression clones (described in Example 4B). DNase I was used to randomly cleave the insert DNA into fragments averaging 50 to 150 bp in size. The resulting fragments were first treated with T4 DNA polymerase to form blunt DNA ends and then with Tth DNA polymerase which adds a single dA residue to the 3' end. The prepared DNA fragments were ligated into the kit plasmid vector (pTOPE-1) which is designed for single stranded DNA sequencing. The resulting constructs were transformed into the kit NovaBlue DE3 competent cells, plated on LB agar plates containing 50 ug/ml carbenicillin and 15 ug/ml tetracycline, and grown overnight at 37° C. The EC1-2 library contained 75% recombinants and the EC2-4 library contained 40% recombinants.

Each cadherin-5 epitope library was plated to yield approximately 10,000 colonies with inserts. Standard colony lifts were performed using nitrocellulose filters. The bacterial colonies transferred onto the nitrocellulose filters were lysed and the protein was denatured using standard protocols. Immunoscreening of the bacterial colonies was performed using a monoclonal antibody of the invention as a probe. Monoclonal antibodies domain-mapped to cadherin-5 EC3 or EC4 were screned on the EC2-4 epitope library. Monoclonal antibodies domain-mapped to cadherin-5 EC2 were screened on both the EC 1-2 and EC2-4 epitope libraries. Positive colonies were selected, replated and rescreened to verify positive isolates. Single-stranded DNA sequencing was performed on all positive clones.

The DNA sequences of the positive clones resulting from the screening with one monoclonal antibody, were analyzed in a group. The translated DNA sequence of all clones was analyzed to determine the smallest region of homology shared among clones. Putative epitopes were identified as regions of 5-10 amino acids common in multiple clones. See Table 3 below for results.

                  TABLE 3     ______________________________________     Monoclonal  Cadherin-5     Antibody    Subdomain Epitope     ______________________________________     30Q8A       4         DREVYPWNL                           (Amino acids 430 to 439 of                           SEQ ID NO: 50)     45C6A       2         FTHRLFN                           (Amino acids 147 to 153 of                           SEQ ID NO: 50)     30Q6F       2         VTLQDINDNFP                           (Amino acids 242 to 252 of                           SEQ ID NO: 50)     30S2F       3         GSLFVEDP                           (Amino acids 274 to 281 of                           SEQ ID NO: 50)     ______________________________________

To confirm the identified epitopes, epitope peptides were used in a competitive ELISA assay. Peptides were ordered from Macromolecular Resources at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. Putative epitope peptides were tested for their ability to block the appropriate monoclonal antibody from binding to either cadherin-5 fusion protein or HUVECs. Competitive ELISA assays were performed on 96-well flat bottom tissue culture microtiter plates coated with a monolayer of fixed and permeabilize HUVECs. The plates were blocked using 250 μl/well of 2% BSA (Gibco, fraction 5), in 1× CMF-PBS for one hour at room temperature. The plates were then washed twice with 0.5% BSA (Gibco) in 1× CMF-PBS. Before adding the hybridoma supernatants to the plates, the various cadherin-5 monoclonal antibody supernatants were preincubated for 1 hour at room temperature with either the appropriate peptide or an irrelevant peptide as a negative control. Dilutions of all peptides were made to place 10000, 3000, 1000, 300, 100, 30, 10, 3, and 1 ng of competing peptide per well. After the preincubation, 50 μl of the supernatant/peptide mixture was transferred to the coated plates and allowed to incubate for one hour at room temperature. The plates were washed as described and then 150 μl/well of a 1/3500 dilution of horseradish peroxidase conjugated goat-anti-mouse IgG (Fc specific) (Jackson, West Grove Pa.) was added and allowed to incubate for one hour at room temperature. The plates were washed as described and 150/d/well of substrate (1 mg/ml o-phenylenediamine (Sigma,) and 0.1 μl/ml 30% H₂ O₂ in 100 mM citrate, pH 4.5) was added and allowed to develop for 8 minutes at room temperature. The reaction was stopped by the addition of 100 μl/well of 15% H₂ SO₄. The plates were read at A₄₉₀ nm using a Dynatech MR5000 plate reader.

The results were tabulated as percent inhibition of signal caused by the competing peptide. For the 30Q8A supernatant the results were as follows: the inhibition was 90% or greater from 10000 ng/well to 100 ng/well. At 30 ng/well the inhibition was 82%; at 10 ng/well, 73%; at 3 ng/well, 34%; and at 1 ng/well, 22%. The irrelevant peptide control showed no significant inhibition of signal. For the 45C6A supernatant the results were as follows: the inhibition was 90% or greater at 10000 ng/well through 100 ng/well. At 30 ng/well the inhibition was 82%; at 10 ng/well it was 57%; at 3 ng/well it was 19%; and at 1 ng/well it was 2%. The irrelevant control peptide showed no significant pattern of inhibition of signal.

EXAMPLE 5

Human cadherins-4 and -5 and rat cadherin-8 were expressed in mouse fibroblast L cells (ATCC CCL1.3) which do not normally express cadherins.

A. Construction of Expression Vectors

The cDNA sequences encoding human cadherins-4 and -5 which are described in Example 2 and the cDNA sequence encoding rat cadherin-8 which is described in Example 1 were subcloned into the multicloning site of expression vector pRC/RSV (Invitrogen).

Cadherin-4 DNA sequences were isolated by an in vivo excision procedure from the λZapII clone (described in Example 2) containing the entire coding sequence of cadherin-4. Using a helper virus, the sequences were excised from λZapII in the form of Bluescript plasmid. The plasmid was then cut with HindIII and blunt-ended with T4 polymerase. The resulting DNA fragment was redigested with SpeI to generate a cadherin-4 cDNA fragment having a blunt end and a SpeI sticky end. The fragment was purified by agarose gel electrophoresis and subcloned into the pRC/RSV expression vector that had been previously digested with SpeI and XbaI (the XbaI end was blunt-ended with T4 polymerase).

The λgt11 clone containing the entire coding sequence of cadherin-5 (described in Example 2) was cut with EcoRI and the resulting fragment containing the cadherin-5 sequences was purified by agarose gel electrophoresis. The purified fragment was then subcloned into the EcoRI site of the Bluescript plasmid. Cadherin-5 sequences were cut from the resulting construct with HincII and XbaI and subcloned into the NotI-XbaI site of the pRC/RSV vector.

The full length cDNA encoding rat cadherin-8 was excised from the Uni-ZAP clone described in Example 1 by digestion with KpnI, followed by blunt-ending and re-digestion with SpeI. The cadherin-8 encoding fragment was purified by agarose gel electrophoresis and was subcloned into the pRC/RSV vector which had been digested with XbaI, blunt-ended and redigested with SpeI.

B. Transfection of L Cells

Mouse fibroblast L cells were transfected with the human cadherin-4and -5 and rat cadherin-8 expression constructs by a Ca²⁺ phosphate precipitation method and stable transfectants were obtained by G418 selection. Cadherin-4 and -8 transfectant cells showed a morphology similar to that of parental L cells (fibroblastic), but cadherin-5 transfectant cells exhibited a flattened morphology. Neuro 2a cells (ATCC CCL131) were also transfected by a Ca²⁺ phosphate precipitation procedure with the cadherin-4 and cadherin-8 expression constructs. Cadherin-4 transfectants showed epithelial structure, suggesting that cadherin-4 has activity in epithelial structure formation and may be involved in the neural tissue development.

C. Northern and Western Blot Assays of Cadherin mRNA and Protein Expression in Transfected Cells

Both cadherin-4, -5 and -8 transfectants showed mRNA of the expected size of 3.5 kb, 3.2 kb and 3 kb, respectively, in Northern blot analysis using the appropriate full length human cDNAs as a probe. (See Example 6A for a description of the Northern blot assay.)

For Western blots, cadherin-4, -5 and -8 transfectants were washed with PBS and SDS-PAGE sample buffer was added directly to the cells. SDS-PAGE (Laemmli) was carried out and gels were blotted electrophoretically onto PVDF membrane. The membranes were incubated in TBS containing 5% skim milk for 2 hours at room temperature and then were incubated with the appropriate polyclonal antibody in TBS containing 0.05% Tween 20 for 1 hour at room temperature. After four washes (of 5 minutes each) with TBS containing 0.05% Tween 20, the membranes were incubated with alkaline phosphatase conjugated anti-rabbit IgG antibody (Promega Corp., Madison, Wis.) in TBS containing 0.05% Tween 20 for 1 hour at room temperature. The membranes were then washed again four times with TBS containing 0.05% Tween 20 at room temperature and developed by using Promega Western blue. Cadherin-4, -5 and -8 polyclonal antibodies each reacted with a band of about 130 KD.

D. Calcium Protection from Trypsin Digestion

Since cadherins have been shown to be protected from trypsin digestion by Ca²⁺, the effect of Ca²⁺ on trypsin treatment (0.01% soybean trypsin for 30 minutes at 37° C.) of human cadherin-4 and -5 and rat cadherin-8 expressed on the surface of transfected L cells was examined. Two mM Ca² + protected the cadherin-4 from the trypsin digestion, but cadherin-5 and cadherin-8 were digested easily even in the presence of 1-5 mM of Ca²⁺.

E. Cell-Cell Adhesion Assay

The cell-cell adhesion activity of the transfected cells was assayed by a re-aggregation assay as described in Yoshida-Noro et al., Devel. Biol., 101, 19-27 (1984). Briefly, transfectants were grown to near confluency and then dispersed into single cells with mild trypsin treatment (0.01% for 15 minutes) in the presence of 2 mM Ca²⁺. After washing, the trypsinized cells were incubated in Hepes buffered saline (HBS) containing 2 mM CaCl₂, 1% BSA and 20 μg/ml deoxynuclease on a rotary shaker at 50 rpm for 30 to 60 minutes and then cell aggregation was monitored. Cadherin-4 transfectant cells aggregated within 30 minutes and formed relatively large aggregates, whereas cadherin-5 transfectant cells did not aggregate under the same conditions. However, cadherin-5 transfectants gradually re-aggregated and formed relatively small aggregate after prolonged incubation (4-5 hours or more). Similarly, cadherin-8 transfectants did not show significant cell adhesion activity. Parental L cells did not show cell adhesion under the same conditions. The sensitivity of cadherin-5 and cadherin-8 to trypsin digestion may account for the reduced cell adhesion seen in the reaggregation assay because the transfected L cells are initially dispersed with trypsin in the assay.

EXAMPLE 6

The expression of mRNAs encoding cadherins of the invention was examined in rat brain, kidney, liver, lung and skin and in various human cells by Northern blot analysis. The expression of cadherin protein was also examined in endothelial cells and leukocytes by immunofluorescence or immunoblotting.

A. Northern Blot Assays of Rat Tissue and Human Cells

Poly(A)⁺ RNA from rat brain, kidney, liver, lung and skin was prepared as described in Example 1 for rat brain. The RNA preparations were then electrophoresed in an 0.8% agarose gel under denaturing conditions and transferred onto a nitrocellulose filter. Northern blot analyses were carried out according to a method described in Thomas, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77, 5201-5202 (1980). Filters were hybridized with rat cadherin PCR fragments (described in Example 1 ) labeled with ³² P, including fragments corresponding to cadherins-4 through -11. The final hybridization wash was in 0.2× standard saline citrate containing 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate at 65° C. for 10 minutes.

Cadherin-4 and cadherin-8 through -10 mRNAs were detected only in rat brain. The cadherin-8 PCR fragment hybridized to a major band of about 3.5 kb and a minor band of about 4.5 kb in rat brain. The mRNAs detected may be alternative splicing products and may correspond to the truncated and full length cadherin-8 clones described in Example 1. Cadherin-6 and -7 probes gave weak signals on rat brain mRNA even after prolonged exposure. Cadherin-5, -6 and -11 mRNAs were detected in rat brain and other rat tissues including cadherin-5 mRNA in lung and kidney, cadherin-6 mRNA in kidney, and cadherin-11 mRNA in liver.

The expression of cadherin-8 and -11 in cultured human SK-N-SH neuroblastoma cells (ATCC HTB11), U251MG glioma cells and Y79 retinoblastoma cells (ATCC HTB 18) was also assayed by Northern blot. Human cDNAs encoding cadherins-8 and -11 (described in Example 2) were labelled with 32P and used as probes of poly(A)⁺ RNA prepared from the cells using an Invitrogen FastTrack kit.

The Northern blot procedure detected cadherin-8 RNA in the neuroblastoma and retinoblastoma cell lines, while cadherin-11 RNA was detected only in neuroblastoma cells. These results indicate that at least some of the cadherins of the invention are expressed in neurons and glial cells and/or their precursor cells.

Cadherin-5 RNA was detected by Northern blot assay of HUVECs (Clonetics), but was not detected in A431 human epidermoid carcinoma cells (ATCC CRL1555) or IMR90 human fibroblast cells (ATCC CCL186).

B. Immunoflourescence of Endothelial Cells and Immunoblotting of Leukocytes

Cultured endothelial cells isolated from bovine aorta, bovine brain microvasculature and human umbilical vein were subjected to immunofluorescence microscopy using anti-cadherin-5 polyclonal antibodies. Cadherin-5 protein at the cell junctions which was in close association with the peripheral actin microfilaments was labelled.

In contrast, when freshly isolated leukocytes (human PMN, lymphocytes and monocytes) or the monocyte-like cell line U937 were analyzed for the expression of cadherin-5 by immunoblotting using polyclonal antibodies and a monoclonal antibody (3006E) to cadherin-5, no cadherin-5 was detected. Furthermore, using a pan-cadherin antibody [Geiger et al., J. Cell Science, 97: 607-614 (1990)] specific for the cytoplasmic tail, no other cadherins were detected in these cell populations.

C. Expression of Cadherin-4 in Osteoblasts

The expression of cadherin-4 has been studied in a human model of osteoblast precursors [model described in Civitelli et al., J. Clin Invest. 91: 1888-1896 (1993)]. These cells, isolated from the bone marrow of ribs from adult donors, differentiate into more mature osteoblasts in the presence of 10⁻⁷ M dexamthasone (dex) as demonstrated by increased alkaline phosphatase activity at 1 week, expression of matrix proteins at 1-4 weeks, and induction of calcification at 4 weeks. The developing osteoblasts express cadherin-4 as assessed by Northern analysis and immunocytochemistry. By immunocytochemistry, cadherin-4 was found to be distributed to both the cell surface and the cell cytoplasm. Northern analysis confirms that cadherin-4 is expressed by these cells and also shows that steady state levels of cadherin-4 mRNA increase significantly within the first week of dex treatment.

Two human osteogenic sarcoma cell lines, SaOS (ATCC HTB 85) and MG-63 (ATCC CRL 1427) also express cadherin-4 as assessed by Northern analysis and immunocytochemistry.

EXAMPLE 7

Three in vitro transendothelial migration assays were utilized to show that cadherin-5 may participate in the movement of leukocytes across the intercellular junctions of endothelium.

A. Transmigration Assays

The migration of leukocytes (either human polymorphonuclear neutrophils or rat T cells) was followed for specific periods of time (15 minutes for PMNs and 2 hours for T cells). Immunofluorescent labeling of leukocytes using antibodies to specific cellular markers was used distinguish between leukocytes and endothelium. The polyclonal antibodies described in Example 4 were used to measure changes in the distribution of cadherin-5. An antibody (Novocastra Laboratories Ltd., United Kingdom) to PE-CAM1 (CD31) which is an intercellular junction molecule in endothelium was used as a control.

The role of cadherin-5 in the transmigration of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) across HUVEcs was analyzed. The system utilized, which is described in Furie et al., J. Immunol., 143: 3309-3317 (1989), has been characterized with regard to electrical resistance of the endothelium and the adhesion molecules used in transmigration. HUVEcs were isolated in the absence of growth factor and cultured on human amniotic connective tissue in a two-chamber system. PMN migration on IL1β-treated HUVEcs has previously been shown to involve E-selectin and β₂ integrins (CD11/CD18). See Furie et al., J. Immunol., 148: 2395-2484 (1992).

In the first assay, transmigration of PMNs was followed as an 11 minute time course on HUVEcs pretreated for four hours with IL1β (1.5 U/ml) (Collaborative Research Inc., Beford, Mass.). Prior to addition of neutrophils, antibodies to cadherin-5 heavily labelled the cell junctions of the HUVEcs in a continuous pattern. Pretreatment of the endothelial monolayer with IL1β appears to increase the distribution of cadherin-5 in the HUVEc monolayer compared to a control untreated culture. In the second assay, chemotaxis of PMNs across HUVEcs was stimulated by leukotriene B₄ (LTB₄) (Sigma) which was placed in the bottom chamber at 10⁻⁷ M while neutrophils were added to the upper chamber. Chemotaxis of PMNs to LTB₄ across the endothelial monolayer was previously shown to be blocked by antibodies to CD11a, CD11b and ICAM-1. [See Furie et al., Blood, 78: 2089-2097 (1991)] In both assays, PMNs were identified with anti-CD45 antibody (Becton Dickinson, San Jose, Calif.).

In both assays during the 11-minute time course, the majority of the PMNs that adhered also transmigrated. Addition of neutrophils caused a rapid redistribution and regional loss of cadherin-5 even at the earliest time point (3 minutes). CD31 was also lost at sites of disruption of the monolayer, but in general appeared to be more stable during the transmigration process. The loss of cadherin-5 may be due to, for example, proteases released from the neutrophils during transmigration or to loss of cell surface expression of cadherin-5 as a result of loss of cell contact.

In a third assay, CD4 antigen activated rat T cells were utilized instead of PMNs (for a two-hour time course). Rat brain microvascular endothelium was grown on Transwell 5 micron polycarbonate membranes (Costar, Cambridge, Mass.). T cells were identified using an anti-CD4 antibody (Serotee, Indianapolis, Ind.). In this assay, the loss of cadherin-5 immunolabeling did not occur during transendothelial migration even though 10% of the T cells had crossed the endothelium after two hours. These results demonstrate differential effects of PMN versus T cells on intercellular junctions during tranendothelial migration. Analysis by con focal microscopy suggests that CD4 antigen-activated T cells and PMNs have a ligand that is able to interact with cadherin-5 on the endothelium during transmigration. Photomicrographs from confocal analysis show that during leukocyte transendothelial migration leukocytes can be found spanning the intercellular junction. The leukocyte separates the cell junction and cadherin-5 remains on adjacent cells even though the endothelial cells are not in contact.

B. Adhesion of PMNs and T Cells to Cadherin-5

To quantitate the binding of PMNs and activated T-cells to cadherin-5, a cell-substrate adhesion assay was developed. This assay utilized plate-bound fusion proteins containing various extracellular subdomains of cadherin-5 (EC1-2 or EC2-4, see Example 4) and measured the binding of dye-labelled leukocytes to cadherin-5 protein using a cytofluor 2300 (Millipore, Bedford, Mass.).

The purified fusion proteins were absorbed to styrene plates and the binding of dye-labeled leukocytes to the fusion proteins was compared to binding to maltose binding protein and heat denatured bovine serum albumin (BSA) which was used to block nonspecific binding. The fusion proteins were dissolved in PBS Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺, diluted into coating buffer and incubated overnight at 4° C. The plates were blocked with heat denatured BSA and then incubated with calcien (Molecular Probes, Eugene, Oreg.)-labelled cells for 1 hour at 37° C. Results of the assay are presented in FIG. 1 wherein the relative fluorescence values reported are the mean value of three samples.

PMNs bound to fusion proteins comprising the EC2-4 of cadherin-5, but preferentially bound to fusion proteins comprising EC1-2. These results are consistent with presence of cadherin subdomain 2 sequences in both fusion proteins. CD4 antigen activated T cells bound EC2-4 fusion protein. All these results, which indicate that PMNs interact with a more terminal or exposed subdomain of cadherin-5, are consistent with the rate that these cell types cross the endothelium, PMNs transmigrate in a few minutes and T cells require 30-60 minutes. The binding of U937 cells could be blocked in a dose dependent manner by polyclonal antisera made to the cadherin-5 EC2-4 subdomains.

The results presented in the foregoing paragraph in combination with the results presented in Example 6B that leukocytes do not express cadherins suggests that the counter ligand to which cadherin-5 binds on leukocytes is a distantly related cadherin or is not a cadherin. Cadherin binding has previously been thought to be homotypic.

EXAMPLE 8

Expression of cadherin-5 in the blood-brain barrier in the endothelium of the cerebral cortex was assayed by Western blot and immunocytochemistry.

A SDS lysate was prepared by boiling bovine or macaque capillaries in SDS sample buffer for 2 minutes and then drawing the extract through a 25 G syringe needle. The extract was centrifuged in a microfuge for 15 minutes at 4 ° C. Protein concentration in the supernatant was determined by the BCA method (Pierce) using bovine serum albumin as a standard. Samples of the supernatent (75 μg) were separated by SDS-PAGE (Laemmli) and electrophoretically transferred to nitrocellulose. The nitrocellulose was blocked with 5% milk and 10% FBS in Tris-buffered saline, pH 8.0, containing 0.05% Tween 20. Cadherin-5 specific monoclonal antibodies (30Q4H and 45C6A) were added. After washing to remove unbound antibody, the filters were incubated with alkaline phosphatase-conjugated anti-mouse IgG (Promega, Madison, Wis.). Reactive bands were visualized by addition of NBT/BCIP (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.). Expression of cadherin-5 was detected in the freshly isolated bovine and macaque capillaries.

The Western blot results were confirmed by immunocytochemistry using the cadherin-5 antibodies 30Q4H and 45C6A. Macaque cerebral cortex was incubated in 15% sucrose in PBS for 30 minutes at 4° C. and embedded in OCT compound (Tissue-Tek, Elkhart, Ind.) in cryomolds and quickly frozen. Six micron sections were cut and placed on glass slides. The slides were washed with PBS and fixed in 3% p-formaldehyde for 5 minutes. To permeabilize the tissue sections the slides were immersed in -20° C. acetone for 10 minutes and air dried. The sections were blocked with 2% goat serum and 1% BSA in PBS for 30 minutes and then incubated with the primary antisera for 1 hour at room temperature. The sections were rinsed 3 times in PBS containing 0.1% BSA and incubated with biotinylated anti-rabbit or anti-mouse IgG (Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, Calif.) in 1% BSA in PBS for 30 minutes. After rinsing 3 times, strepavidin-conjugated with horseradish peroxidase (Vector Laboratories) was added for 30 minutes and washed 3 times. Immunolabeling was detected by reaction with diaminobenzoic acid in the presence of NiCl₂. The monoclonal antibody 45C6A only appeared to label larger vessels and the monoclonal antibody 30Q4H labeled both large and microvessels. The cell junctions of cerebral capillaries were labelled with the anti-cadherin-5 antibodies in a localized site.

These results and the results presented in Example 7 suggest cadherin-5 is involved in maintenance of the blood-brain barrier and that cadherin-5 peptides or cadherin-5 specific monoclonal antibodies may be able to open the blood-brain barrier.

EXAMPLE 9

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) International Publication No. WO 91/04745 discusses fragments of cell adhesion molecules and antibodies to cell adhesion molecules which are purported to disrupt microvascular and endothelial cell tight junctions.

Three cadherin-5 peptides corresponding to the cell binding domain [HAV region, Blaschuk et al., Devel. Biol., 139: 227-229 (1990)], the calcium binding region A1 and the calcium binding region B1 of E-cadherin [Ringwald et al., EMBO J., 6: 3647-3653 (1987)] were tested for the ability to affect the permeability of brain endothelium. The peptides utilized had the following sequences:

Peptide 1 (Amino acids 114 to 128 of SEQ ID NO: 50) LTAVIVDKDTGENLE,

Peptide 2 (Amino acids 132 to 145 of SEQ ID NO: 50) SFTIKVHDVNDNWP, and

Peptide 3 (Amino acids 168 to 178 of SEQ ID NO: 50) SVTAVDADDPT, respectively.

Permeability was measured using a two-chamber culture system (Costar). Rat brain microvascular endothelium was grown on 12 mm Transwell filters with 3 micron pores (Costar) in the culture system. When the monolayers were confluent, two weeks after plating, ³ H-inulin (201 mCi/g) (New England Nuclear, Boston, Mass.) was added to the upper chamber. Cadherin-5 peptide at 100 μg/ml was added to both the upper and lower chambers. Radioactivity appearing in the bottom chamber was measured at 15 minute intervals over a two hour time course carried out at 37° C. and was compared to the radioactivity appearing in the bottom chamber of cultures where no peptide was added or where no endothelial cells were present.

Both peptides 1 and 3 increased endothelium permeability in comparison to control cultures. The increase in permeability obtained with peptide 3 was 2.5-fold and the increase with peptide 1 was 1.5-fold over the controls. Peptide 2 had no effect on permeability.

EXAMPLE 10

The functional properties of cadherins involve not only specific intercellular interactions, but also involve intracellular interactions with the cytoskeleton. Immunoprecipitation experiments utilizing the cadherin-5-specific rabbit polyclonal antibodies and the monoclonal antibody 30Q8A (see Example 4) were performed to determine with which proteins cadherin-5 interacts on an intracellular level.

Endothelial cells were metabolically labeled overnight with 50 μCi/ml of [³⁵ S]-methionine and were then extracted with 0.5% Triton X-100 in 10mM HEPES pH 7.4, 0.15M NaCl, 2 mM EDTA, 2 mM EGTA, 1 mM phenanthroline and protease inhibitors. The inhibitors included 1 mM PMSF, 10 μg/ml aprotinin, leupeptin, pepstatin A, antipain, soybean trypsin inhibitor, 100 μg/ml chymostatin and TPCK, 40 μg/ml of TPCK and bestatin, 50 μg/ml of benzamidine, 1 mM o-vanidate and 20 mM NaF. After 20 minutes on ice, the cells were scraped and centrifuged in a microfuge for 30 minutes at 4° C. The supernatant was precleared and either polyclonal anti-cadherin-5 or normal rabbit serum was added and incubated overnight at 4° C. Protein A-sepharose (Pharmacia, Piscataway, N.J.) was added for 2 hours at 4° C. and centrifuged. A first low stringency wash with 10 mM HEPES pH 7.4, 0.15M NaCl, 2 mM EDTA and 2 mM EGTA containing 1% Triton X-100, 0.5% DOC and 0.2% SDS was performed. A second high stringency wash was performed with the same buffer containing 2% SDS. A final wash was then performed with Tris-buffered saline, and the samples were boiled and analyzed on SDS/PAGE (7%). Three bands with molecular weights of 104 KD, 95 KD, and 82 KD were identified as associated with cadherin-5.

Three intracellular proteins, termed catenins, have previously been identified by their ability to bind to the cytoplasmic domain of E-cadherin. These proteins have been designated α, β, and γ catenins and have molecular weights of 102 KD, 88 KD and 80 KD, respectively [Ozawa et al., EMBO J. 8: 1711-1717 (1989)]. The association of catenins with E-cadherin seem to be required for E-cadherin function because deletion of the cytoplasmic domain of E-cadherin results in loss of cell adhesion function and catenin binding. The molecular cloning of α-catenin has shown it to be a vinculin-like protein [Nagafuki et al., Cell, 65: 849-857 (1991); Herrenkenecht et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 88: 9156-9160 (1991)]. The amino acid sequence of the Xenopus β-catenin [McCrea et al., Science, 254: 1359-1361 (1991)] exhibits 63% similarity to the human protein plakoglobin [Franke et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 86: 4027-4031 (1989)]. Plakoglobin has been localized to both the cytoplasmic region of desmosome and adherens junctions in epithelial cells. The desmonsomal component desmoglein I interacts with plakoglobin and is a member of the cadherin superfamily [Koch et al., Eur. J. Cell. Biol., 53: 1-12 (1990)]. Plakoglobin has a molecular weight of 82 KD and may be the γ-catenin [Peifer et al., J. Cell Biol., 118: 681-691 (1992)]. Even though endothelial cells lack desmosome, they have been shown to contain plakoglobin-associated with intercellular junctions [Franke et al., Biol. of the Cell, 59: 205-218 (1987)]. Other cytoskeletal elements associated with cadherins are ankyrin and fodrin [Nelson et al., J. Cell Biol., 110: 349-357 (1990)].

A. Association of Cadherin-5 with Plakoglobin

To identify whether plakoglobin was one of the proteins complexed to cadherin-5, an unlabeled lysate of bovine aortic endothelial cells was made and immunoprecipitation was carried out as described above using anti-cadherin-5 antibody. The unlabelled immunoprecipitates were separated by SDS/PAGE and then electrophoretically transferred to nitrocellulose. The membrane was blocked with 5% milk in Tris-buffered saline, pH 8.0, containing 0.05% Tween 20 (TBST) and then was incubated with the murine monoclonal antibody PG5.1 (IBI Research Products, Cambridge, Mass.) to plakoglobin in blocking solution (1:20) for 1 hour at room temperature. The membrane was washed with TBST and then incubated with goat anti-mouse IgG conjugated to alkaline phosphatase. An 82 KD protein was identified using NBT/BCIP under both low and high stringency wash conditions. These results demonstrate that plakoglobin is associated with the cytoplasmic domain of cadherin-5 in endothelium. Immunofluorescence studies of regenerated endothelium show that cadherin-5 and plakoglobin are localized to the cell junctions and are coordinately regulated.

B. Association of Cadherins-4 and -5 with Catenins

Immunoprecipitations of cadherins-4 and -5 from transfected cells (Example 5) were performed. Metabolically labelled cadherin-4 and 5 transfectants were solubilized with Triton X-100 and NP40 and immunoprecipitated with the appropriate anti-cadherin-4 polyclonal antibody or anti-cadherin-5 polyclonal (or 30Q8A monoclonal) antibody. Under stringent washing conditions, cadherin-4 co-precipitated with 105 KD and 95 KD bands, whereas cadherin-5 co-precipitated with only a 95 KD band. Similar results were obtained when immunoprecipitations from HUVEcs were performed. In immunoblot analysis of the immunoprecipitated sample of cadherin-5 transfectants and HUVECS, anti-cadherin-5 antibody stained an approximately 130 KD band, anti-α-catenin antibody (IG5) stained an approximately 105 KD band, and anti-β-catenin antibody (12F7) stained an approximately 95 KD band, and antiplakoglobin antibody (PG5.1, IBL Research Product Corporation, Boston, Mass.) stained an 85 KD band. The anti-catenin antibodies are described in Johnson et al., Exp. Cell. Reg. 207: 252-260 (1993). In similar immunoblot analyses of the immunoprecipitated sample of cadherin-4 transfectants, anti-cadherin-4 antibody stained an approximately 130 KD band, anti-α-catenin antibody stained a 105 KD band, and anti-β-catenin antibody and anti-plakoglobin antibody stained 95 KD and 85 KD bands, respectively.

Furthermore, the levels of α-catenin, β-catenin and plakoglobin protein were significantly increased in caderin-4 and -5 transfectants when compared to levels in parental L cells.

The interaction of cadherins-4 and -5 with plakoglobin and the interactions of cadherins-4 and -5 with α- and β-catenin may therefore be targets for modulation of the activity of the cadherins.

EXAMPLE 11

As is described in Example 5, cadherin-4 transfectants exhibit a significant level of cell aggregation activity while cadherin-5 transfectants do not exhibit a significant level of cell aggregation activity under the same conditions. Therefore, the chimeric cadherin molecules comprising the extracellular and transmembrane domains of one of the two cadherins and the cytoplasmic domain of the other cadherin were constructed to investigate the role of the cadherin extracellular and cytoplasmic domains in cell-cell aggregation.

A. Construction of the Cadherin-4/-5 Chimeric Molecules

A chimeric molecule including the extracellular and transmembrane domains of cadherin-4 (amino acids 1 to 759 of SEQ ID NO: 48) and the cytoplasmic domain of cadherin-5 (amino acids 621 to 780 of SEQ ID NO: 50) was constructed and designated "chimeric cadherin-4." A chimeric molecule including the extracellular and transmembrane domains of cadherin-5 (amino acids 1 to 621 of SEQ ID NO: 50) and the cytoplasmic domain of cadherin-4 (amino acids 763 to 916 of SEQ ID NO: 48) was also constructed and was designated "chimeric cadherin-5."

The cDNAs containing the entire coding sequences of cadherin-4 (SEQ ID NO: 47) and cadherin-5 (SEQ ID NO: 49) were cut out from Bluescript clones described in Example 2A by HindIII digestion, followed by blunting and SpeI digestion, or by EcoRV and XbaI digestion. The cDNAs were then subcloned into the plasmid pRc/RSV digested with SpeI and XbaI or with HindIII and XbaI.

Chimeric cadherin-4 and chimeric cadherin-5 were prepared as follows. A MroI sequence was introduced near the N-terminus of the cadherin-4 cytoplasmic domain that corresponds to the MroI site of the cadherin-5 cytoplasmic domain by PCR using an upstream primer corresponding to 5' noncoding region of the cadherin-4 DNA and a mutagenic downstream primer corresponding to a region near the N-terminus of the cadherin-4 cytoplasmic domain and containing a MroI sequence at its 5' end. The PCR product was subcloned into the Sinai site of Bluescript SK. Next, the DNA corresponding to the cytoplasmic domain of cadherin-5 was cut from the pRc/RSV plasmid by SpeI digestion followed by blunting and MroI digestion. The resulting cadherin-5 DNA fragment was subcloned into the cadherin-4 Bluescript construct which had been digested with MroI and EcoRV downstream of cadherin-4 sequences to generate an insert encoding chimeric cadherin-4. The entire Bluescript insert encoding chimeric cadherin-4 was then subcloned into the multicloning site of the pRc/RSV vector.

To generate a DNA insert encoding chimeric cadherin-5, the cadherin-5 pRc/RSV plasmid was cut with MroI and XbaI and the DNA fragment including vector sequences and encoding the extracellular and transmembrane domains of cadherin-5 was purified by agarose gel electrophoresis. DNA sequences encoding the cadherin-4 cytoplasmic domain were amplified from the cadherin-4 pRc/RSV plasmid by PCR using an upstream mutagenic primer containing a MroI site at its 5' end and a downstream mutagenic primer containing XbaI site at its 3' end. The amplified product was disgested with MroI and XbaI and was subcloned into the agarose electrophoresis-purified cadherin-5 pRC/RSV plasmid fragment immediately downstream of the cadherin-5 extracellular and transmembrane domain sequences.

The resulting chimeric cadherin-4 and chimeric cadherin-5 constructs were then transformed into E. coli NM522 cells, and the vectors were isolated from the E. coli cells using the Quiagen plasmid purification kit (Chatsworth, Calif.).

L cells were then transfected with the vectors by the calcium phosphate method using a Pharmacia CellPhect transfection kit. The transfectant cells were isolated by the combination of G418 selection and fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) as described by Ozawa et al., supra. The chimeric cadherin-4 transfectants resembled wild type cadherin-5 transfectants in exhibiting flattened morphology while chimeric cadherin-5 transfectants were similar to cadherin-4 transfectants, suggesting a unique effect of the cadherin-5 cytoplasmic domain on cell shape. The expressed chimeric proteins were about 130 kDa in molecular weight and were localized at the cell periphery.

B. Cell aggregation Assay

Aggregation of the L cell transfectants was assayed. Briefly, single cell suspensions were prepared from monolayers by treatment with 0.01% trypsin in the presence 1 mM EGTA for 25 minutes, followed by pipetting. The resultant cells were collected by centrifugation and washed with Ca²⁺ -free Hepes-buffered saline (HBS). The collected cells were suspended in HBS containing 0.5% BSA. The cells were then incubated in HBS containing 0.5% BSA, 2 mM CaCl₂ and 20 μg/ml of DNase for 20-60 minutes, or in a 1:1 mixture of HBS and DMEM for incubation for longer periods of time on a rotary shaker at 37° C. Parental L cells did not show significant cell aggregation for at least 3 hours under these conditions.

Cadherin-4 transfectants aggregated within 30 minutes in the assay (Example 5), but cadherin-5 transfectants did not aggregate under the same conditions, suggesting that the cadherin extracellular domain plays an important role domain in cell-cell aggregation activity because the cadherin-5 extracellular domain does not exhibit strong aggregation activity even when linked to the cadherin-4 cytoplasmic domain. These results indicate that cadherin-5 is functionally as well as structurally distinct from cadherin-4.

C. Immunoprecipitation and Immunoblot Using Cadherin-Specific Antibodies

Chimeric cadherin-4 co-precipitated with proteins of the same molecular weight as wild-type cadherin-5 and chimeric cadherin-5 co-precipitated with proteins of the same molecular weight as wild-type cadherin-4. See Examples 10A and 10B.

While the present invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments, it is understood that variations and improvements will occur to those skilled in the art. Thus, only such limitations as appear in the appended claims should be placed on the scope of the invention.

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151015     LeuSerSerLeuGluSerLeuThrAlaAspCysAsnGlnAspTyrAsp     202530     TyrLeuSerAspTrpGlyProArg     3540     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 120 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21:     TCGCTGGCTACCTATGCCTATGAAGGAAACGACTCTGTTGCTGAATCTCTGAGCTCCTTA60     GAATCAGGTACCACTGAAGGAGACCAAAACTACGATTACCTTCGAGAATGGGGGCCTCGG120     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 40 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22:     SerLeuAlaThrTyrAlaTyrGluGlyAsnAspSerValAlaGluSer     151015     LeuSerSerLeuGluSerGlyThrThrGluGlyAspGlnAsnTyrAsp     202530     TyrLeuArgGluTrpGlyProArg     3540     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 120 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23:     TCCATCCAAATCTATGGTTATGAGGGCAGGGGTTCCGTGGCTGGGTCCCTGAGCTCCTTG60     GAGTCTGCCACCACAGATTCGGACCTGGACTACGACTATCTACAGAACTGGGGACCTCGG120     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 40 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24:     SerIleGlnIleTyrGlyTyrGluGlyArgGlySerValAlaGlySer     151015     LeuSerSerLeuGluSerAlaThrThrAspSerAspLeuAspTyrAsp     202530     TyrLeuGlnAsnTrpGlyProArg     3540     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 150 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25:     AAGCGGTTTGATTACGAGATCTCTGCCTTTCACACCCTGCTGATCAAAGTGGAGAATGAG60     GACCCATTGGTACCCGACGTCTCCTATGGCCCCAGCTCCACGGCCACTGTCCACATCACG120     GTCTTGGATGTCAACGAGGGACCAGTCTTC150     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 50 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26:     LysArgPheAspTyrGluIleSerAlaPheHisThrLeuLeuIleLys     151015     ValGluAsnGluAspProLeuValProAspValSerTyrGlyProSer     202530     SerThrAlaThrValHisIleThrValLeuAspValAsnGluGlyPro     354045     ValPhe     50     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 150 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27:     AAGGGTATGGATTATGAGCTGAACCGTGCCTCCATGCTGACCATAATGGTGTCCAACCAG60     GCGCCCCTGGCCAGCGGGATCCAGATGTCCTTCCAGTCCACAGTGGGGGTAACCATCTCT120     GTCACCGATGTCAACGAAGCCCCCTACTTC150     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 50 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28:     LysGlyMetAspTyrGluLeuAsnArgAlaSerMetLeuThrIleMet     151015     ValSerAsnGlnAlaProLeuAlaSerGlyIleGlnMetSerPheGln     202530     SerThrValGlyValThrIleSerValThrAspValAsnGluAlaPro     354045     TyrPhe     50     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 153 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29:     AAACGACTGGATTTTGAACTCATCCAGCAGTACACGTTCCACATCGAGGCCACAGACCCC60     ACTATCAGACTCGGATACCTGAGCAGCACTGCGGGCAAAAACAAAGCCAAGATCATCATC120     AATGTCCTAGATGTGGATGAGCCCCCTGTTTTC153     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 51 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30:     LysArgLeuAspPheGluLeuIleGlnGlnTyrThrPheHisIleGlu     151015     AlaThrAspProThrIleArgLeuGlyTyrLeuSerSerThrAlaGly     202530     LysAsnLysAlaLysIleIleIleAsnValLeuAspValAspGluPro     354045     ProValPhe     50     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 153 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31:     AAGGGTTTGGATTTTGAAAAGAAGAAAGTGTATACCCTTAAAGTGGAAGCCTCCAATCCT60     TATGTTGAGCCACGATTTCTCTACTTGGGGCCTTTCAAAGATTCAGCCACGGTTAGAATT120     GTGGTGGAGGATGTAGATGAACCTCCTGCCTTC153     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 51 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32:     LysGlyLeuAspPheGluLysLysLysValTyrThrLeuLysValGlu     151015     AlaSerAsnProTyrValGluProArgPheLeuTyrLeuGlyProPhe     202530     LysAspSerAlaThrValArgIleValValGluAspValAspGluPro     354045     ProAlaPhe     50     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 153 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33:     AAGCCTCTGGACTTTGAGACCAAAAAATCCTATACTCTGAAGGTGGAGGCAGCCAATATC60     CACATCGACCCACGTTTCAGTGGCAGGGGACCCTTTAAAGATACAGCAACAGTCAAAATT120     GTTGTAGAGGATGCTGATGAGCCTCCGGTCTTC153     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 51 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34:     AspAlaLeuAspPheGluThrLysLysSerTyrThrLeuLysValGlu     151015     AlaAlaAsnIleHisIleAspProArgPheSerGlyArgGlyProPhe     202530     LysAspThrAlaThrValLysIleValValGluAspAlaAspGluPro     354045     ProValPhe     50     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 152 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35:     AAGGGGGTGGACTATGAAGCCAAAACAAGTTATACCCTGCGCATAGAAGCTGCAAATCGA60     GATGCTGATCCCCGGTTTCTGAGCTTGGGTCCATTCAGTGACACAACAACAGTTAAGATA120     ATTGTGGAAGACGTGGATGAACCCCCGTACTC152     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 51 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36:     LysGlyValAspTyrGluAlaLysThrSerTyrThrLeuArgIleGlu     151015     AlaAlaAsnArgAspAlaAspProArgPheLeuSerLeuGlyProPhe     202530     SerAspThrThrThrValLysIleIleValGluAspValAspGluPro     354045     ProTyrSer     50     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 153 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37:     AAGCCACTTGACTATGAGAACCGAAGACTATATACACTGAAGGTGGAGGCAGAAAATACC60     CATGTGGATCCACGTTTTTACTATTTAGGGCCATTCAAAGATACAACAATTGTAAAAATC120     TCCATAGAAGACGTGGATGAGCCACCCCCCTTT153     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 51 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38:     LysProLeuAspTyrGluAsnArgArgLeuTyrThrLeuLysValGlu     151015     AlaGluAsnThrHisValAspProArgPheTyrTyrLeuGlyProPhe     202530     LysAspThrThrIleValLysIleSerIleGluAspValAspGluPro     354045     ProProPhe     50     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 153 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39:     AGGGGTGTGGATTATGAAACCAAAAGAGCATATAGCTTGAAGGTAGAGGCGGCCAATGTA60     CACATTGATCCGAAGTTCATCAGCAATGGACCTTTCAAGGACACAGTGACTGTCAAGATT120     GCAGTAGAAGATGCCAATGAGCCCCCTCCCTTC153     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 51 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40:     ArgGlyValAspTyrGluThrLysArgAlaTyrSerLeuLysValGlu     151015     AlaAlaAsnValHisIleAspProLysPheIleSerAsnGlyProPhe     202530     LysAspThrValThrValLysIleAlaValGluAspAlaAsnGluPro     354045     ProProPhe     50     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 3136 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41:     GGCACGAGCGCAAGCCGGGGAGCGCTCGGCCCAGAATTAGTGGATGGATTTGGAATCTCC60     CTGCCTCCTCCAAGCTCCGCCACTGCCACTTTAGGCAGAGACCTGAGCGTCAACACGCGA120     GCCGTACTTTTAGGCTGCGGACACTGAGCCCAGCGCGCCAGCTTCGCATCTCCGCACCAG180     GCTCCACAGCTCGGAGAGGCATGAACGCGATCCGGAGGAGACTACCCTGCGCGCGGGGAT240     CCGTGGACATTAGCCGCTCTCGGGAACTGACCCCCAGCTCCTTCAGCCATTTATGAATCC300     AGAGGCTTGAGATTTTTTTCCGCATCCCGGAGCCCGACCTGAGAAATTTCAATGAAAAGG360     AAAGTCAATGGATCGTGGTCTTGGAAAAGCTGCTTAGACATGTCTGTTTCCCGGCTCTCT420     GAACCCGTGGCAGAGCTGTAAGTAAGCGCTTCACAGTGCGTGATGAATTGGATGGCTTCG480     GACCCGAGGCAAAAAAAATAATTGTCTCATTTTCGTGCTGATTTGCTTAACTGGTGGGAC540     CATGCCAGAAAGGCTAGCTGAGACGCTTTTGGACCTCTGGACTCCATTAATAATATTATG600     GATTACTCTTCCCTCTTTTGTGTACATGGCTCCGATGAATCAGGCTCACGTTTTAACTAC660     TGGATCCCCTTTGGAACTAAGCAGGCAGAGTGAAGAAATGCGGATTTTGAACCGCTCCAA720     AAGAGGTTGGGTTTGGAATCAAATGTTTGTTCTGGAAGAATTTTCTGGACCTGAACCGAT780     TCTCGTTGGCCGGTTACACACAGATCTGGATCCTGGGAGCAAAAAAATCAAGTATATCCT840     ATCGGGTGATGGAGCCGGCACAATCTTTCAAATAAACGATATAACTGGAGACATCCATGC900     TATCAAAAGACTTGACCGAGAGGAAAAGGCTGAGTATACGTTAACAGCTCAGGCAGTGGA960     CTGGGAGACAAACAAACCTCTCGAGCCTCCTTCTGAATTTATTATTAAGGTTCAAGACAT1020     CAACGACAATGCCCCCGAGTTTCTCAATGGACCTTACCATGCTACTGTTCCAGAGATGTC1080     CATCTTGGGTACATCTGTCACTAATGTAACGGCCACTGATGCTGACGATCCAGTTTATGG1140     AAACAGTGCAAAGTTGGTTTACAGTATCTTGGAGGGACAGCCGTATTTTTCCATTGAGCC1200     TGAAACAGCTATTATAAAAACTGCCCTTCCTAACATGGACAGAGAGGCCAAGGAGGAATA1260     CCTGGTTGTAATTCAAGCCAAAGATATGGGTGGGCATTCCGGTGGTCTGTCTGGAACCAC1320     GACACTCACAGTGACGCTTACCGATGTGAATGACAATCCTCCAAAATTTGCTCAAAGTTT1380     GTATCACTTCTCAGTACCAGAAGATGTGGTCCTTGGCACTGCAATAGGAAGGGTTAAAGC1440     CAATGACCAGGATATTGGTGAAAATGCACAATCTTCCTATGACATCATTGATGGAGATGG1500     GACAGCACTATTTGAAATCACTTCTGATGCCCAGGCACAGGATGGTGTTATAAGACTAAG1560     AAAGCCTCTGGACTTTGAGACCAAAAAATCCTATACTCTGAAGGTGGAGGCAGCCAATAT1620     CCACATCGACCCACGTTTCAGTGGCAGGGGACCCTTTAAAGATACAGCAACAGTCAAAAT1680     TGTTGTAGAGGATGCTGATGAGCCTCCGGTCTTCTCTTCACCGACTTACCTCCTTGAAGT1740     TCATGAAAATGCTGCCTTGAACTCTGTGATTGGCCAAGTGACAGCTCGTGACCCTGATAT1800     CACTTCCAGCCCAATAAGGTTTTCCATTGACCGCCACACTGACTTGGAGAGACAGTTCAA1860     CATCAATGCAGATGATGGGAAGATAACACTGGCGACCCCACTGGACAGAGAACTAAGTGT1920     GTGGCACAACATCTCCATCATTGCTACTGAGATCAGGAACCACAGTCAGATATCGCGAGT1980     GCCTGTTGCTATTAAAGTGCTGGATGTCAATGACAACGCCCCTGAATTCGCGTCCGAATA2040     TGAGGCATTTTTATGTGAAAATGGAAAACCCGGCCAAGTCATTCAAACAGTAAGCGCCAT2100     GGACAAAGACGATCCCAAAAATGGACATTTTTTCTTGTACAGTCTTCTTCCAGAAATGGT2160     CAACAACCCAAATTTCACCATCAAGAAAAACGAAGATAATTCCCTGAGCATTCTGGCAAA2220     ACATAATGGATTCAACCGCCAGAAGCAAGAAGTCTACCTTCTGCCTATCGTGATCAGTGA2280     CAGTGGGAACCCCCCTCTGAGTAGCACCAGTACCCTGACCATCCGCGTCTGTGGCTGTAG2340     CAATGACGGCGTGGTTCAGTCGTGCAATGTCGAAGCTTATGTCCTTCCTATTGGGCTCAG2400     TATGGGCGCGTTAATTGCTATATTAGCCTGCATCATTTTGCTGCTCGTCATTGTGGTTCT2460     GTTCGTTACCCTGAGGCGGCATAAAAATGAACCACTAATAATCAAAGATGATGAAGACGT2520     TCGAGAAAACATCATTCGCTACGACGACGAAGGAGGCGGGGAGGAGGACACAGAGGCTTT2580     TGACATTGCAACTTTGCAAAACCCAGATGGAATTAATGGATTTTTACCCCGTAAGGATAT2640     TAAACCAGATTTGCAGTTTATGCCAAGGCAAGGGCTTGCTCCAGTTCCAAATGGTGTTGA2700     TGTCGATGAATTTATAAATGTAAGGCTTCATGAGGCAGATAATGACCCCACGGCCCCACC2760     ATATGACTCCATTCAGATTTATGGCTATGAAGGCCGAGGGTCTGTGGCTGGCTCTCTCAG2820     CTCGTTGGAGTCCACCACATCAGACTCAGACCAGAATTTTGACTACCTCAGTGACTGGGG2880     TCCCCGCTTTAAGAGACTGGGCGAACTCTACTCTGTTGGTGAAAGTGACAAAGAAACTTG2940     ACAGTGGATTACATAAATAATCAATGGAACTGAGCATTCTGTAATATTCTAGGGTCACTC3000     CCCTTAGATGCAACAAATGTGGCTATTTGTTTTAGAGGCAAGTTTAGCACCAATCATCTA3060     TAAACTCAACCACATTTTAATGTTGAACCAAAAAAAATAATAAAAAATAAAAAGTATATG3120     TTAGGAGGTGAAAAAA3136     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 799 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:42:     MetProGluArgLeuAlaGluThrLeuLeuAspLeuTrpThrProLeu     151015     IleIleLeuTrpIleThrLeuProSerPheValTyrMetAlaProMet     202530     AsnGlnAlaHisValLeuThrThrGlySerProLeuGluLeuSerArg     354045     GlnSerGluGluMetArgIleLeuAsnArgSerLysArgGlyTrpVal     505560     TrpAsnGlnMetPheValLeuGluGluPheSerGlyProGluProIle     65707580     LeuValGlyArgLeuHisThrAspLeuAspProGlySerLysLysIle     859095     LysTyrIleLeuSerGlyAspGlyAlaGlyThrIlePheGlnIleAsn     100105110     AspIleThrGlyAspIleHisAlaIleLysArgLeuAspArgGluGlu     115120125     LysAlaGluTyrThrLeuThrAlaGlnAlaValAspTrpGluThrAsn     130135140     LysProLeuGluProProSerGluPheIleIleLysValGlnAspIle     145150155160     AsnAspAsnAlaProGluPheLeuAsnGlyProTyrHisAlaThrVal     165170175     ProGluMetSerIleLeuGlyThrSerValThrAsnValThrAlaThr     180185190     AspAlaAspAspProValTyrGlyAsnSerAlaLysLeuValTyrSer     195200205     IleLeuGluGlyGlnProTyrPheSerIleGluProGluThrAlaIle     210215220     IleLysThrAlaLeuProAsnMetAspArgGluAlaLysGluGluTyr     225230235240     LeuValValIleGlnAlaLysAspMetGlyGlyHisSerGlyGlyLeu     245250255     SerGlyThrThrThrLeuThrValThrLeuThrAspValAsnAspAsn     260265270     ProProLysPheAlaGlnSerLeuTyrHisPheSerValProGluAsp     275280285     ValValLeuGlyThrAlaIleGlyArgValLysAlaAsnAspGlnAsp     290295300     IleGlyGluAsnAlaGlnSerSerTyrAspIleIleAspGlyAspGly     305310315320     ThrAlaLeuPheGluIleThrSerAspAlaGlnAlaGlnAspGlyVal     325330335     IleArgLeuArgLysProLeuAspPheGluThrLysLysSerTyrThr     340345350     LeuLysValGluAlaAlaAsnIleHisIleAspProArgPheSerGly     355360365     ArgGlyProPheLysAspThrAlaThrValLysIleValValGluAsp     370375380     AlaAspGluProProValPheSerSerProThrTyrLeuLeuGluVal     385390395400     HisGluAsnAlaAlaLeuAsnSerValIleGlyGlnValThrAlaArg     405410415     AspProAspIleThrSerSerProIleArgPheSerIleAspArgHis     420425430     ThrAspLeuGluArgGlnPheAsnIleAsnAlaAspAspGlyLysIle     435440445     ThrLeuAlaThrProLeuAspArgGluLeuSerValTrpHisAsnIle     450455460     SerIleIleAlaThrGluIleArgAsnHisSerGlnIleSerArgVal     465470475480     ProValAlaIleLysValLeuAspValAsnAspAsnAlaProGluPhe     485490495     AlaSerGluTyrGluAlaPheLeuCysGluAsnGlyLysProGlyGln     500505510     ValIleGlnThrValSerAlaMetAspLysAspAspProLysAsnGly     515520525     HisPhePheLeuTyrSerLeuLeuProGluMetValAsnAsnProAsn     530535540     PheThrIleLysLysAsnGluAspAsnSerLeuSerIleLeuAlaLys     545550555560     HisAsnGlyPheAsnArgGlnLysGlnGluValTyrLeuLeuProIle     565570575     ValIleSerAspSerGlyAsnProProLeuSerSerThrSerThrLeu     580585590     ThrIleArgValCysGlyCysSerAsnAspGlyValValGlnSerCys     595600605     AsnValGluAlaTyrValLeuProIleGlyLeuSerMetGlyAlaLeu     610615620     IleAlaIleLeuAlaCysIleIleLeuLeuLeuValIleValValLeu     625630635640     PheValThrLeuArgArgHisLysAsnGluProLeuIleIleLysAsp     645650655     AspGluAspValArgGluAsnIleIleArgTyrAspAspGluGlyGly     660665670     GlyGluGluAspThrGluAlaPheAspIleAlaThrLeuGlnAsnPro     675680685     AspGlyIleAsnGlyPheLeuProArgLysAspIleLysProAspLeu     690695700     GlnPheMetProArgGlnGlyLeuAlaProValProAsnGlyValAsp     705710715720     ValAspGluPheIleAsnValArgLeuHisGluAlaAspAsnAspPro     725730735     ThrAlaProProTyrAspSerIleGlnIleTyrGlyTyrGluGlyArg     740745750     GlySerValAlaGlySerLeuSerSerLeuGluSerThrThrSerAsp     755760765     SerAspGlnAsnPheAspTyrLeuSerAspTrpGlyProArgPheLys     770775780     ArgLeuGlyGluLeuTyrSerValGlyGluSerAspLysGluThr     785790795     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 3043 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:43:     GGCACGAGCGCAAGCCGGGGAGCGCTCGGCCCAGAATTAGTGGATGGATTTGGAATCTCC60     CTGCCTCCTCCAAGCTCCGCCACTGCCACTTTAGGCAGAGACCTGAGCGTCAACACGCGA120     GCCGTACTTTTAGGCTGCGGACACTGAGCCCAGCGCGCCAGCTTCGCATCTCCGCACCAG180     GCTCCACAGCTCGGAGAGGCATGAACGCGATCCGGAGGAGACTACCCTGCGCGCGGGGAT240     CCGTGGACATTAGCCGCTCTCGGGAACTGACCCCCAGCTCCTTCAGCCATTTATGAATCC300     AGAGGCTTGAGATTTTTTTCCGCATCCCGGAGCCCGACCTGAGAAATTTCAATGAAAAGG360     AAAGTCAATGGATCGTGGTCTTGGAAAAGCTGCTTAGACATGTCTGTTTCCCGGCTCTCT420     GAACCCGTGGCAGAGCTGTAAGTAAGCGCTTCACAGTGCGTGATGAATTGGATGGCTTCG480     GACCCGAGGCAAAAAAAATAATTGTCTCATTTTCGTGCTGATTTGCTTAACTGGTGGGAC540     CATGCCAGAAAGGCTAGCTGAGACGCTTTTGGACCTCTGGACTCCATTAATAATATTATG600     GATTACTCTTCCCTCTTTTGTGTACATGGCTCCGATGAATCAGGCTCACGTTTTAACTAC660     TGGATCCCCTTTGGAACTAAGCAGGCAGAGTGAAGAAATGCGGATTTTGAACCGCTCCAA720     AAGAGGTTGGGTTTGGAATCAAATGTTTGTTCTGGAAGAATTTTCTGGACCTGAACCGAT780     TCTCGTTGGCCGGTTACACACAGATCTGGATCCTGGGAGCAAAAAAATCAAGTATATCCT840     ATCGGGTGATGGAGCCGGCACAATCTTTCAAATAAACGATATAACTGGAGACATCCATGC900     TATCAAAAGACTTGACCGAGAGGAAAAGGCTGAGTATACGTTAACAGCTCAGGCAGTGGA960     CTGGGAGACAAACAAACCTCTCGAGCCTCCTTCTGAATTTATTATTAAGGTTCAAGACAT1020     CAACGACAATGCCCCCGAGTTTCTCAATGGACCTTACCATGCTACTGTTCCAGAGATGTC1080     CATCTTGGGTACATCTGTCACTAATGTAACGGCCACTGATGCTGACGATCCAGTTTATGG1140     AAACAGTGCAAAGTTGGTTTACAGTATCTTGGAGGGACAGCCGTATTTTTCCATTGAGCC1200     TGAAACAGCTATTATAAAAACTGCCCTTCCTAACATGGACAGAGAGGCCAAGGAGGAATA1260     CCTGGTTGTAATTCAAGCCAAAGATATGGGTGGGCATTCCGGTGGTCTGTCTGGAACCAC1320     GACACTCACAGTGACGCTTACCGATGTGAATGACAATCCTCCAAAATTTGCTCAAAGTTT1380     GTATCACTTCTCAGTACCAGAAGATGTGGTCCTTGGCACTGCAATAGGAAGGGTTAAAGC1440     CAATGACCAGGATATTGGTGAAAATGCACAATCTTCCTATGACATCATTGATGGAGATGG1500     GACAGCACTATTTGAAATCACTTCTGATGCCCAGGCACAGGATGGTGTTATAAGACTAAG1560     AAAGCCTCTGGACTTTGAGACCAAAAAATCCTATACTCTGAAGGTGGAGGCAGCCAATAT1620     CCACATCGACCCACGTTTCAGTGGCAGGGGACCCTTTAAAGATACAGCAACAGTCAAAAT1680     TGTTGTAGAGGATGCTGATGAGCCTCCGGTCTTCTCTTCACCGACTTACCTCCTTGAAGT1740     TCATGAAAATGCTGCCTTGAACTCTGTGATTGGCCAAGTGACAGCTCGTGACCCTGATAT1800     CACTTCCAGCCCAATAAGGTTTTCCATTGACCGCCACACTGACTTGGAGAGACAGTTCAA1860     CATCAATGCAGATGATGGGAAGATAACACTGGCGACCCCACTGGACAGAGAACTAAGTGT1920     GTGGCACAACATCTCCATCATTGCTACTGAGATCAGGAACCACAGTCAGATATCGCGAGT1980     GCCTGTTGCTATTAAAGTGCTGGATGTCAATGACAACGCCCCTGAATTCGCGTCCGAATA2040     TGAGGCATTTTTATGTGAAAATGGAAAACCCGGCCAAGTAAATATCTCCATGTTGTTAAT2100     ACTGAATATGTTTGTATACAACTGTTTCCTAGTTAATTAACCTGCATTACTTCCTGATTT2160     TGCATTGGTTGGATTTACAAAGTCACAGGCAGGAAACTCCTCCAAGCGGTAACAGAAGGG2220     AATATTTGTCTTTCTCAGATGTTAATTCTCTTCTAACTTAGGAACCAATTGGCTCAGAAA2280     GTGTGATGATCTGCTCTGCTCTGACCCCAGCCAAATCACTGTCTTAAAATACATCACATA2340     TGGGTGATGGCTGGGGACAGTCTTACAGTGCAGAAGGTTGAAATCGCCATCAATTGGCAA2400     GAATCTAAAGAATAGCTCATGGGAAGCATGCATTTTTGTTTTATGTTGAAAAGAAGATTA2460     ATGCACAAATGTGGAATGCAAAAAAACACAGTAGTTTATAGAAAGCTCTATGTAGTGGTA2520     CTTATGTCTGTACACATATTTGCAAGTTTAGTAAACATAATGTAGACATCAAATTGTTAG2580     ATATGCCCCTAAGGCATTTCAATATGTAGAGGTAAGACTCCTAAGGCATAGATGGGGATA2640     ATGAAGACAAAAATAAAGGGCAGAAAAATGTATAAAATAGAACAGACAGAAATACACTAA2700     AGATCTAAAGATAGAAGCAGGAAAGAGGGGAGGGAGGGAGGGAGACAGGGCTGGAAGAAG2760     ATAGGGTGGGAGGGAGGGAAGGAGAGTCAAGGCTCAGGGTGTGGGGGGGAAGGTAAAATG2820     CAAAACAAAATCTACAGAAACCACTATACTCTGAATGTCAAAATGCAACTAACCTATGTA2880     AAATCACCCAACCACATGTGTAATAGATTTATTTTAACGAGGTGCCGGAGTACTGTATGT2940     TTAAGAAATTTATCATTTTTCAACTTCCTAATTTATTTCTGGATGGTGACATTTTAATTT3000     AAATAAACAGCAGCTGACAGCATGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA3043     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:44:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 532 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:44:     MetProGluArgLeuAlaGluThrLeuLeuAspLeuTrpThrProLeu     151015     IleIleLeuTrpIleThrLeuProSerPheValTyrMetAlaProMet     202530     AsnGlnAlaHisValLeuThrThrGlySerProLeuGluLeuSerArg     354045     GlnSerGluGluMetArgIleLeuAsnArgSerLysArgGlyTrpVal     505560     TrpAsnGlnMetPheValLeuGluGluPheSerGlyProGluProIle     65707580     LeuValGlyArgLeuHisThrAspLeuAspProGlySerLysLysIle     859095     LysTyrIleLeuSerGlyAspGlyAlaGlyThrIlePheGlnIleAsn     100105110     AspIleThrGlyAspIleHisAlaIleLysArgLeuAspArgGluGlu     115120125     LysAlaGluTyrThrLeuThrAlaGlnAlaValAspTrpGluThrAsn     130135140     LysProLeuGluProProSerGluPheIleIleLysValGlnAspIle     145150155160     AsnAspAsnAlaProGluPheLeuAsnGlyProTyrHisAlaThrVal     165170175     ProGluMetSerIleLeuGlyThrSerValThrAsnValThrAlaThr     180185190     AspAlaAspAspProValTyrGlyAsnSerAlaLysLeuValTyrSer     195200205     IleLeuGluGlyGlnProTyrPheSerIleGluProGluThrAlaIle     210215220     IleLysThrAlaLeuProAsnMetAspArgGluAlaLysGluGluTyr     225230235240     LeuValValIleGlnAlaLysAspMetGlyGlyHisSerGlyGlyLeu     245250255     SerGlyThrThrThrLeuThrValThrLeuThrAspValAsnAspAsn     260265270     ProProLysPheAlaGlnSerLeuTyrHisPheSerValProGluAsp     275280285     ValValLeuGlyThrAlaIleGlyArgValLysAlaAsnAspGlnAsp     290295300     IleGlyGluAsnAlaGlnSerSerTyrAspIleIleAspGlyAspGly     305310315320     ThrAlaLeuPheGluIleThrSerAspAlaGlnAlaGlnAspGlyVal     325330335     IleArgLeuArgLysProLeuAspPheGluThrLysLysSerTyrThr     340345350     LeuLysValGluAlaAlaAsnIleHisIleAspProArgPheSerGly     355360365     ArgGlyProPheLysAspThrAlaThrValLysIleValValGluAsp     370375380     AlaAspGluProProValPheSerSerProThrTyrLeuLeuGluVal     385390395400     HisGluAsnAlaAlaLeuAsnSerValIleGlyGlnValThrAlaArg     405410415     AspProAspIleThrSerSerProIleArgPheSerIleAspArgHis     420425430     ThrAspLeuGluArgGlnPheAsnIleAsnAlaAspAspGlyLysIle     435440445     ThrLeuAlaThrProLeuAspArgGluLeuSerValTrpHisAsnIle     450455460     SerIleIleAlaThrGluIleArgAsnHisSerGlnIleSerArgVal     465470475480     ProValAlaIleLysValLeuAspValAsnAspAsnAlaProGluPhe     485490495     AlaSerGluTyrGluAlaPheLeuCysGluAsnGlyLysProGlyGln     500505510     ValAsnIleSerMetLeuLeuIleLeuAsnMetPheValTyrAsnCys     515520525     PheLeuValAsn     530     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:45:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 2490 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:45:     GGCACGAGGGCCAGTTGAGCCAGAGTCAGAATTTGTGATCAAAATTCACGATATCAACGA60     CAATGAGCCTACATTCCCAGAAGAAATTTATACAGCCAGCGTTCCTGAAATGTCTGTTGT120     AGGTACTTCTGTGGTGCAAGTCACAGCTACAGATGCCGATGACCCTTCATATGGAAACAG180     CGCCAGAGTCATTTACAGCATACTTCAAGGGCAGCCTTATTTCTCTGTGGAACCAGAAAC240     AGGTATCATAAGGACAGCTCTACCAAACATGAACAGAGAGAACAAGGAACAGTACCAGGT300     GGTTATTCAAGCCAAGGACATGGGCGGTCAGATGGGGGGTCTGTCTGGAACCACCACAGT360     GAACATCACTCTCACAGATGTCAACGACAATCCTCCTCGCTTCCCCCAAAACACCATCCA420     TCTGCGAGTTCTTGAATCCTCTCCAGTTGGCACAGCTGTGGGAAGTGTAAAAGCCACCGA480     TGCTGACACGGGGAAAAATGCCGAAGTGGATTACCGCATTATTGATGGAGATGGCACAGA540     TATGTTTGACATTATAACTGAGAAGGACACACAGGAAGGCATCATCACTGTGAAAAAGCC600     ACTTGACTATGAGAACCGAAGACTATATACTCTGAAGGTGGAGGCAGAAAATACCCATGT660     GGATCCACGTTTTTACTATTTAGGGCCATTCAAAGATACAACAATTGTAAAAATCTCCAT720     AGAAGACGTGGATGAGCCTCCAGTTTTCAGTCGATCCTCCTATCTGTTTGAGGTTCATGA780     GGATATTGAAGTGGGCACAATCATCGGTACTGTAATGGCAAGAGACCCAGATTCTACTTC840     CAGTCCCATCAGATTTACTTTAGATCGCCATACTGATCTTGACAGGATCTTTAACATTCA900     TTCTGGAAACGGATCACTTTATACATCAAAGCCACTTGATCGTGAACTATCTCAATGGCA960     CAACCTTACCGTCATAGCTGCCGAGATCAATAATCCTAAAGAAACAACTCGTGTGTCTGT1020     TTTTGTGAGGATTTTGGATGTTAATGACAACGCTCCACAATTTGCTGTGTTTTATGACAC1080     ATTTGTATGTGAAAATGCCAGACCAGGACAGCTGATACAGACAATAAGTGCAGTTGACAA1140     AGATGACCCCTTAGGTGGACAGAAGTTCTTCTTCAGTTTGGCTGCTGTGAATCCTAACTT1200     CACAGTGCAAGACAATGAAGACAACACTGCCAGAATTTTAACCAGAAAGAATGGCTTCAA1260     CCGTCATGAAATAAGCACCTACCTACTGCCGGTAGTGATATCTGATAATGACTACCCCAT1320     TCAGAGCAGCACTGGCACCCTGACGATCCGTGTTTGCGCCTGTGACAGCCAGGGCAACAT1380     GCAGTCCTGCAGTGCCGAAGCCCTGCTCCTTCCTGCTGGCCTCAGCACTGGCGCCTTGAT1440     CGCCATTCTTCTCTGCATCATCATTCTGCTGGTTATAGTAGTCCTCTTTGCAGCCCTGAA1500     AAGGCAACGGAAGAAAGAGCCTCTGATTTTATCCAAAGAAGACATCAGAGACAACATTGT1560     GAGCTATAACGACGAAGGTGGCGGAGAGGAGGACACCCAACCCTTTGATATTGGAACCCT1620     GAGGAATCCTGCAGCTATCGAGGAGAAAAAGCTGCGGCGAGATATCATTCCTGAAACGTT1680     ATTTATACCGCGGCGGACTCCTACGGCCCCGGATAACACGGATGTCCGGGATTTCATTAA1740     TGAGCGCCTCAAAGAGCACGACTTGGACCCCACTGCGCCTCCCTACGACTCGCTGGCTAC1800     CTATGCCTATGAAGGAAACGACTCTGTTGCTGAATCTCTGAGCTCCTTAGAATCAGGTAC1860     CACTGAAGGAGACCAAAACTACGATTACCTTCGAGAATGGGGGCCTCGGTTTAATAAACT1920     AGCAGAAATGTACGGTGGTGGTGAGAGCGACAAAGACGCTTAGCCTGGCCCCTGAGCTCT1980     GTTCAACGAGATACGTAACTTTGCAGACATTGTCTCCACTTCACAATATTTGATATTCAG2040     GAGAAAAAATTCCTGCCACTCAGCACAAGTTTCCCACCTATTTCTTAATTTGTTCATTAA2100     TTATATTAATTCCTTCCTGTAGAATGTCTCATGGGATATATACGACATTTTATTTAATCA2160     CTTCCAAGAGCCAAAGCTATGGAAATTCAATGTTGCCCATCTTAGTAAATAAAAGAAACC2220     CGAGCAGGATAGTTCTCCCTTAAGCAACCTCACGAACAAGTCGCTTCTGTTAGATACACG2280     TCTTGCCCTTGCAAATGAAGCTTTGAAAAGACGAAGAAAACATTTAAGATGTATCCTGTT2340     CTGTACATTAAGTTTAAAAAAAAAAGTCCATGTGGTGTTAGTAGGTGTGATATGCAGCCT2400     GGTATACGAGCATTCGTGCAATTTCATTTCATCAAATTCTATCTGCTAATGTTTTATATT2460     TATATTTTTGTATTTATTTTTTAAAAAAAA2490     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:46:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 653 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:46:     AlaArgGlyProValGluProGluSerGluPheValIleLysIleHis     151015     AspIleAsnAspAsnGluProThrPheProGluGluIleTyrThrAla     202530     SerValProGluMetSerValValGlyThrSerValValGlnValThr     354045     AlaThrAspAlaAspAspProSerTyrGlyAsnSerAlaArgValIle     505560     TyrSerIleLeuGlnGlyGlnProTyrPheSerValGluProGluThr     65707580     GlyIleIleArgThrAlaLeuProAsnMetAsnArgGluAsnLysGlu     859095     GlnTyrGlnValValIleGlnAlaLysAspMetGlyGlyGlnMetGly     100105110     GlyLeuSerGlyThrThrThrValAsnIleThrLeuThrAspValAsn     115120125     AspAsnProProArgPheProGlnAsnThrIleHisLeuArgValLeu     130135140     GluSerSerProValGlyThrAlaValGlySerValLysAlaThrAsp     145150155160     AlaAspThrGlyLysAsnAlaGluValAspTyrArgIleIleAspGly     165170175     AspGlyThrAspMetPheAspIleIleThrGluLysAspThrGlnGlu     180185190     GlyIleIleThrValLysLysProLeuAspTyrGluAsnArgArgLeu     195200205     TyrThrLeuLysValGluAlaGluAsnThrHisValAspProArgPhe     210215220     TyrTyrLeuGlyProPheLysAspThrThrIleValLysIleSerIle     225230235240     GluAspValAspGluProProValPheSerArgSerSerTyrLeuPhe     245250255     GluValHisGluAspIleGluValGlyThrIleIleGlyThrValMet     260265270     AlaArgAspProAspSerThrSerSerProIleArgPheThrLeuAsp     275280285     ArgHisThrAspLeuAspArgIlePheAsnIleHisSerGlyAsnGly     290295300     SerLeuTyrThrSerLysProLeuAspArgGluLeuSerGlnTrpHis     305310315320     AsnLeuThrValIleAlaAlaGluIleAsnAsnProLysGluThrThr     325330335     ArgValSerValPheValArgIleLeuAspValAsnAspAsnAlaPro     340345350     GlnPheAlaValPheTyrAspThrPheValCysGluAsnAlaArgPro     355360365     GlyGlnLeuIleGlnThrIleSerAlaValAspLysAspAspProLeu     370375380     GlyGlyGlnLysPhePhePheSerLeuAlaAlaValAsnProAsnPhe     385390395400     ThrValGlnAspAsnGluAspAsnThrAlaArgIleLeuThrArgLys     405410415     AsnGlyPheAsnArgHisGluIleSerThrTyrLeuLeuProValVal     420425430     IleSerAspAsnAspTyrProIleGlnSerSerThrGlyThrLeuThr     435440445     IleArgValCysAlaCysAspSerGlnGlyAsnMetGlnSerCysSer     450455460     AlaGluAlaLeuLeuLeuProAlaGlyLeuSerThrGlyAlaLeuIle     465470475480     AlaIleLeuLeuCysIleIleIleLeuLeuValIleValValLeuPhe     485490495     AlaAlaLeuLysArgGlnArgLysLysGluProLeuIleLeuSerLys     500505510     GluAspIleArgAspAsnIleValSerTyrAsnAspGluGlyGlyGly     515520525     GluGluAspThrGlnProPheAspIleGlyThrLeuArgAsnProAla     530535540     AlaIleGluGluLysLysLeuArgArgAspIleIleProGluThrLeu     545550555560     PheIleProArgArgThrProThrAlaProAspAsnThrAspValArg     565570575     AspPheIleAsnGluArgLeuLysGluHisAspLeuAspProThrAla     580585590     ProProTyrAspSerLeuAlaThrTyrAlaTyrGluGlyAsnAspSer     595600605     ValAlaGluSerLeuSerSerLeuGluSerGlyThrThrGluGlyAsp     610615620     GlnAsnTyrAspTyrLeuArgGluTrpGlyProArgPheAsnLysLeu     625630635640     AlaGluMetTyrGlyGlyGlyGluSerAspLysAspAla     645650     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:47:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 3048 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:47:     CGCCGGCGGGGAAGATGACCGCGGGCGCCGGCGTGCTCCTTCTGCTGCTCTCGCTCTCCG60     GCGCGCTCCGGGCCCATAATGAGGATCTTACAACTAGAGAGACCTGCAAGGCTGGGTTCT120     CTGAAGATGATTACACGGCATTAATCTCCCAAAATATTCTAGAAGGGGAAAAGCTACTTC180     AAGTCAAGTTCAGCAGCTGTGTGGGGACCAAGGGGACACAATATGAGACCAACAGCATGG240     ACTTCAAAGTTGGGGCAGATGGGACAGTCTTCGCCACCCGGGAGCTGCAGGTCCCCTCCG300     AGCAGGTGGCGTTCACGGTGACTGCATGGGACAGCCAGACAGCAGAGAAATGGGACGCCG360     TGGTGCGGTTGCTGGTGGCCCAGACCTCGTCCCCGCACTCTGGACACAAGCCGCAGAAAG420     GAAAGAAGGTCGTGGCTCTGGACCCCTCTCCGCCTCCGAAGGACACCCTGCTGCCGTGGC480     CCCAGCACCAGAACGCCAACGGGCTGAGGCGGCGCAAACGGGACTGGGTCATCCCACCCA540     TCAACGTGCCCGAGAACTCGCGCGGGCCCTTCCCGCAGCAGCTCGTGAGGATCCGGTCCG600     ACAAAGACAATGACATCCCCATCCGGTACAGCATCACGGGAGTGGGTGCCGACCAGCCCC660     CCATGGAGGTCTTCAGCATTAACTCCATGTCCGGCCGGATGTACGTCACAAGGCCCATGG720     ACCGGGAGGAGCACGCCTCTTACCACCTCCGAGCCCACGCTGTGGACATGAATGGCAACA780     AGGTGGAGAACCCCATCGACCTGTACATCTACGTCATCGACATGAATGACAACCACCCTG840     AGTTCATCAACCAGGTCTACAACTGCTCCGTGGACGAGGGCTCCAAGCCAGGCACCTACG900     TGATGACCATCACGGCCAACGATGCTGACGACAGCACCACGGCCAACGGGATGGTGCGGT960     ACCGGATCGTGACCCAGACCCCACAGAGCCCGTCCCAGAATATGTTCACCATCAACAGCG1020     AGACTGGAGATATCGTCACAGTGGCGGCTGGCTGGGACCGAGAGAAAGTTCAGCAGTACA1080     CAGTCATCGTTCAGGCCACAGATATGGAAGGAAATCTCAACTATGGCCTCTCAAACACAG1140     CCACAGCCATCATCACGGTGACAGATGTGAATGACAACCCGTCAGAATTTACCGCCAGCA1200     CGTTTGCAGGGGAGGTCCCCGAAAACAGCGTGGAGACCGTGGTCGCAAACCTCACGGTGA1260     TGGACCGAGATCAGCCCCACTCTCCAAACTGGAATGCCGTTTACCGCATCATCAGTGGGG1320     ATCCATCCGGGCACTTCAGCGTCCGCACAGACCCCGTAACCAACGAGGGCATGGTCACCG1380     TGGTGAAGGCAGTCGACTACGAGCTCAACAGAGCTTTCATGCTGACAGTGATGGTGTCCA1440     ACCAGGCGCCCCTGGCCAGCGGAATCCAGATGTCCTTCCAGTCCACGGCAGGGGTGACCA1500     TCTCCATCATGGACATCAACGAGGCTCCCTACTTCCCCTCAAACCACAAGCTGATCCGCC1560     TGGAGGAGGGCGTGCCCCCCGGCACCGTGCTGACCACGTTTTCAGCTGTGGACCCTGACC1620     GGTTCATGCAGCAGGCTGTGAGATACTCAAAGCTGTCAGACCCAGCGAGCTGGCTGCACA1680     TCAATGCCACCAACGGCCAGATCACCACGGTGGCAGTGCTGGACCGTGAGTCCCTCTACA1740     CCAAAAACAACGTCTACGAGGCCACCTTCCTGGCAGCTGACAATGGGATACCCCCGGCCA1800     GCGGCACCGGGACCCTCCAGATCTATCTCATTGACATCAACGACAACGCCCCTGAGCTGC1860     TGCCCAAGGAGGCGCAGATCTGCGAGAGGCCCAACCTGAACGCCATCAACATCACGGCGG1920     CCGACGCTGACGTGCACCCCAACATCGGCCCCTACGTCTTCGAGCTGCCCTTTGTCCCGG1980     CGGCCGTGCGGAAGAACTGGACCATCACCCGCCTGAACGGTGACTATGCCCAACTCAGCT2040     TGCGCATCCTGTACCTGGAGGCCGGGATGTATGACGTCCCCATCATCGTCACAGACTCTG2100     GAAACCCTCCCCTGTCCAACACGTCCATCATCAAAGTCAAGGTGTGCCCATGTGATGACA2160     ACGGGGACTGCACCACCATTGGCGCAGTGGCAGCGGCTGGTCTGGGCACCGGTGCCATCG2220     TGGCCATCCTCATCTGCATCCTCATCCTGCTGACCATGGTCCTGCTGTTTGTCATGTGGA2280     TGAAGCGGCGAGAGAAGGAGCGCCACACGAAGCAGCTGCTCATTGACCCCGAGGACGACG2340     TCCGCGAAAAGATCCTCAAGTATGACGAGGAAGGCGGTGGCGAGGAGGACCAGGACTACG2400     ACCTCAGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCGGAAGCCATGGGGCACGTGCCAAGCAAAGCCCCTGGCG2460     TGCGTCGCGTGGATGAGCGGCCGGTGGGCCCTGAGCCCCAGTACCCGATCAGGCCCATGG2520     TGCCGCACCCAGGCGACATCGGTGACTTCATCAATGAGGGACTCCGCGCTGCTGACAACG2580     ACCCCACGGCACCCCCCTATGACTCCCTGCTGGTCTTCGACTACGAGGGGAGCGGCTCCA2640     CCGCAGGCTCCGTCAGCTCCCTGAACTCATCCAGTTCCGGGGACCAAGACTACGATTACC2700     TCAACGACTGGGGCCCCAGATTCAAGAAGCTGGCGGACATGTATGGAGGTGGTGAAGAGG2760     ATTGACTGACCTCGCATCTTCGGACCGAAGTGAGAGCCGTGCTCGGACGCCGGAGGAGCA2820     GGACTGAGCAGAGGCGGCCGGTCTTCCCGACTCCCTGCGGCTGTGTCCTTAGTGCTGTTA2880     GGAGGCCCCCCAATCCCCACGTTGAGCTGTCTAGCATGAGCACCCACCCCCACAGCGCCC2940     TGCACCCGGCCGCTGCCCAGCACCGCGCTGGCTGGCACTGAAGGACAGCAAGAGGCACTC3000     TGTCTTCACTTGAATTTCCTAGAACAGAAGCACTGTTTTTAAAAAAAG3048     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:48:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 916 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:48:     MetThrAlaGlyAlaGlyValLeuLeuLeuLeuLeuSerLeuSerGly     151015     AlaLeuArgAlaHisAsnGluAspLeuThrThrArgGluThrCysLys     202530     AlaGlyPheSerGluAspAspTyrThrAlaLeuIleSerGlnAsnIle     354045     LeuGluGlyGluLysLeuLeuGlnValLysPheSerSerCysValGly     505560     ThrLysGlyThrGlnTyrGluThrAsnSerMetAspPheLeuValGly     65707580     AlaAspGlyThrValPheAlaThrArgGluLeuGlnValProSerGlu     859095     GlnValAlaPheThrValThrAlaTrpAspSerGlnThrAlaGluLys     100105110     TrpAspAlaValValArgLeuLeuValAlaGlnThrSerSerProHis     115120125     SerGlyHisLysProGlnLysGlyLysLysValValAlaLeuAspPro     130135140     SerProProProLysAspThrLeuLeuProTrpProGlnHisGlnAsn     145150155160     AlaAsnGlyLeuArgArgArgLysArgAspTrpValIleProProIle     165170175     AsnValProGluAsnSerArgGlyProPheProGlnGlnLeuValArg     180185190     IleArgSerAspLysAspAsnAspIleProIleArgTyrSerIleThr     195200205     GlyValGlyAlaAspGlnProProMetGluValPheSerIleAsnSer     210215220     MetSerGlyArgMetTyrValThrArgProMetAspArgGluGluHis     225230235240     AlaSerTyrHisLeuArgAlaHisAlaValAspMetAsnGlyAsnLys     245250255     ValGluAsnProIleAspLeuTyrIleTyrValIleAspMetAsnAsp     260265270     AsnHisProGluPheIleAsnGlnValTyrAsnCysSerValAspGlu     275280285     GlySerLysProGlyThrTyrValMetThrIleThrAlaAsnAspAla     290295300     AspAspSerThrThrAlaAsnGlyMetValArgTyrArgIleValThr     305310315320     GlnThrProGlnSerProSerGlnAsnMetPheThrIleAsnSerGlu     325330335     ThrGlyAspIleValThrValAlaAlaGlyTrpAspArgGluLysVal     340345350     GlnGlnTyrThrValIleValGlnAlaThrAspMetGluGlyAsnLeu     355360365     AsnTyrGlyLeuSerAsnThrAlaThrAlaIleIleThrValThrAsp     370375380     ValAsnAspAsnProSerGluPheThrAlaSerThrPheAlaGlyGlu     385390395400     ValProGluAsnSerValGluThrValValAlaAsnLeuThrValMet     405410415     AspArgAspGlnProHisSerProAsnTrpAsnAlaValTyrArgIle     420425430     IleSerGlyAspProSerGlyHisPheSerValArgThrAspProVal     435440445     ThrAsnGluGlyMetValThrValValLysAlaValAspTyrGluLeu     450455460     AsnArgAlaPheMetLeuThrValMetValSerAsnGlnAlaProLeu     465470475480     AlaSerGlyIleGlnMetSerPheGlnSerThrAlaGlyValThrIle     485490495     SerIleMetAspIleAsnGluAlaProTyrPheProSerAsnHisLys     500505510     LeuIleArgLeuGluGluGlyValProProGlyThrValLeuThrThr     515520525     PheSerAlaValAspProAspArgPheMetGlnGlnAlaValArgTyr     530535540     SerLysLeuSerAspProAlaSerTrpLeuHisIleAsnAlaThrAsn     545550555560     GlyGlnIleThrThrValAlaValLeuAspArgGluSerLeuTyrThr     565570575     LysAsnAsnValTyrGluAlaThrPheLeuAlaAlaAspAsnGlyIle     580585590     ProProAlaSerGlyThrGlyThrLeuGlnIleTyrLeuIleAspIle     595600605     AsnAspAsnAlaProGluLeuLeuProLysGluAlaGlnIleCysGlu     610615620     ArgProAsnLeuAsnAlaIleAsnIleThrAlaAlaAspAlaAspVal     625630635640     HisProAsnIleGlyProTyrValPheGluLeuProPheValProAla     645650655     AlaValArgLysAsnTrpThrIleThrArgLeuAsnGlyAspTyrAla     660665670     GlnLeuSerLeuArgIleLeuTyrLeuGluAlaGlyMetTyrAspVal     675680685     ProIleIleValThrAspSerGlyAsnProProLeuSerAsnThrSer     690695700     IleIleLysValLysValCysProCysAspAspAsnGlyAspCysThr     705710715720     ThrIleGlyAlaValAlaAlaAlaGlyLeuGlyThrGlyAlaIleVal     725730735     AlaIleLeuIleCysIleLeuIleLeuLeuThrMetValLeuLeuPhe     740745750     ValMetTrpMetLysArgArgGluLysGluArgHisThrLysGlnLeu     755760765     LeuIleAspProGluAspAspValArgGluLysIleLeuLysTyrAsp     770775780     GluGluGlyGlyGlyGluGluAspGlnAspTyrAspLeuSerGlnLeu     785790795800     GlnGlnProGluAlaMetGlyHisValProSerLysAlaProGlyVal     805810815     ArgArgValAspGluArgProValGlyProGluProGlnTyrProIle     820825830     ArgProMetValProHisProGlyAspIleGlyAspPheIleAsnGlu     835840845     GlyLeuArgAlaAlaAspAsnAspProThrAlaProProTyrAspSer     850855860     LeuLeuValPheAspTyrGluGlySerGlySerThrAlaGlySerVal     865870875880     SerSerLeuAsnSerSerSerSerGlyAspGlnAspTyrAspTyrLeu     885890895     AsnAspTrpGlyProArgPheLysLysLeuAlaAspMetTyrGlyGly     900905910     GlyGluGluAsp     915     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:49:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 3164 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:49:     CTCCACTCACGCTCAGCCCTGGACGGACAGGCAGTCCAACGGAACAGAAACATCCCTCAG60     CCCACAGGCACGATCTGTTCCTCCTGGGAAGATGCAGAGGCTATGATGCTCCTCGCCACA120     TCGGGCGCCTGCCTGGGCCTGCTGGCAGTGGCAGCAGTGGCAGCAGCAGGTGCTAACCCT180     GCCCAACGGGACACCCACAGCCTGCTGCCCACCCACCGGCGCCAAAAGAGAGATTGGATT240     TGGAACCAGATGCACATTGATGAAGAGAAAAACACCTCACTTCCCCATCATGTAGGCAAG300     ATCAAGTCAAGCGTGAGTCGCAAGAATGCCAAGTACCTGCTCAAAGGAGAATATGTGGGC360     AAGGTCTTCCGGGTCGATGCAGAGACAGGAGACGTGTTCGCCATTGAGAGGCTGGACCGG420     GAGAATATCTCAGAGTACCACCTCACTGCTGTCATTGTGGACAAGGACACTGGCGAAAAC480     CTGGAGACTCCTTCCAGCTTCACCATCAAAGTTCATGACGTGAACGACAACTGGCCTGTG540     TTCACGCATCGGTTGTTCAATGCGTCCGTGCCTGAGTCGTCGGCTGTGGGGACCTCAGTC600     ATCTCTGTGACAGCAGTGGATGCAGACGACCCCACTGTGGGAGACCACGCCTCTGTCATG660     TACCAAATCCTGAAGGGGAAAGAGTATTTTGCCATCGATAATTCTGGACGTATTATCACA720     ATAACGAAAAGCTTGGACCGAGAGAAGCAGGCCAGGTATGAGATCGTGGTGGAAGCGCGA780     GATGCCCAGGGCCTCCGGGGGGACTCGGGCACGGCCACCGTGCTGGTCACTCTGCAAGAC840     ATCAATGACAACTTCCCCTTCTTCACCCAGACCAAGTACACATTTGTCGTGCCTGAAGAC900     ACCCGTGTGGGCACCTCTGTGGGCTCTCTGTTTGTTGAGGACCCAGATGAGCCCCAGAAC960     CGGATGACCAAGTACAGCATCTTGCGGGGCGACTACCAGGACGCTTTCACCATTGAGACA1020     AACCCCGCCCACAACGAGGGCATCATCAAGCCCATGAAGCCTCTGGATTATGAATACATC1080     CAGCAATACAGCTTCATAGTCGAGGCCACAGACCCCACCATCGACCTCCGATACATGAGC1140     CCTCCCGCGGGAAACAGAGCCCAGGTCATTATCAACATCACAGATGTGGACGAGCCCCCC1200     ATTTTCCAGCAGCCTTTCTACCACTTCCAGCTGAAGGAAAACCAGAAGAAGCCTCTGATT1260     GGCACAGTGCTGGCCATGGACCCTGATGCGGCTAGGCATAGCATTGGATACTCCATCCGC1320     AGGACCAGTGACAAGGGCCAGTTCTTCCGAGTCACAAAAAAGGGGGACATTTACAATGAG1380     AAAGAACTGGACAGAGAAGTCTACCCCTGGTATAACCTGACTGTGGAGGCCAAAGAACTG1440     GATTCCACTGGAACCCCCACAGGAAAAGAATCCATTGTGCAAGTCCACATTGAAGTTTTG1500     GATGAGAATGACAATGCCCCGGAGTTTGCCAAGCCCTACCAGCCCAAAGTGTGTGAGAAC1560     GCTGTCCATGGCCAGCTGGTCCTGCAGATCTCCGCAATAGACAAGGACATAACACCACGA1620     AACGTGAAGTTCAAATTCATCTTGAATACTGAGAACAACTTTACCCTCACGGATAATCAC1680     GATAACACGGCCAACATCACAGTCAAGTATGGGCAGTTTGACCGGGAGCATACCAAGGTC1740     CACTTCCTACCCGTGGTCATCTCAGACAATGGGATGCCAAGTCGCACGGGCACCAGCACG1800     CTGACCGTGGCCGTGTGCAAGTGCAACGAGCAGGGCGAGTTCACCTTCTGCGAGGATATG1860     GCCGCCCAGGTGGGCGTGAGCATCCAGGCAGTGGTAGCCATCTTACTCTGCATCCTCACC1920     ATCACAGTGATCACCCTGCTCATCTTCCTGCGGCGGCGGCTCCGGAAGCAGGCCCGCGCG1980     CACGGCAAGAGCGTGCCGGAGATCCACGAGCAGCTGGTCACCTACGACGAGGAGGGCGGC2040     GGCGAGATGGACACCACCAGCTACGATGTGTCGGTGCTCAACTCGGTGCGCCGCGGCGGG2100     GCCAAGCCCCCGCGGCCCGCGCTGGACGCCCGGCCTTCCCTCTATGCGCAGGTGCAGAAG2160     CCACCGAGGCACGCGCCTGGGGCACACGGAGGGCCCGGGGAGATGGCAGCCATGATCGAG2220     GTGAAGAAGGACGAGGCGGACCACGACGGCGACGGCCCCCCCTACGACACGCTGCACATC2280     TACGGCTACGAGGGCTCCGAGTCCATAGCCGAGTCCCTCAGCTCCCTGGGCACCGACTCA2340     TCCGACTCTGACGTGGATTACGACTTCCTTAACGACTGGGGACCCAGGTTTAAGATGCTG2400     GCTGAGCTGTACGGCTCGGACCCCCGGGAGGAGCTGCTGTATTAGGCGGCCGAGGTCACT2460     CTGGGCCTGGGGACCCAAACCCCCTGCAGCCCAGGCCAGTCAGACTCCAGGCACCACAGC2520     CTCCAAAAATGGCAGTGACTCCCCAGCCCAGCACCCCTTCCTCGTGGGTCCCAGAGACCT2580     CATCAGCCTTGGGATAGCAAACTCCAGGTTCCTGAAATATCCAGGAATATATGTCAGTGA2640     TGACTATTCTCAAATGCTGGCAAATCCAGGCTGGTGTTCTGTCTGGGCTCAGACATCCAC2700     ATAACCCTGTCACCCACAGACCGCCGTCTAACTCAAAGACTTCCTCTGGCTCCCCAAGGC2760     TGCAAAGCAAAACAGACTGTGTTTAACTGCTGCAGGGTCTTTTTCTAGGGTCCCTGAACG2820     CCCTGGTAAGGCTGGTGAGGTCCTGGTGCCTATCTGCCTGGAGGCAAAGGCCTGGACAGC2880     TTGACTTGTGGGGCAGGATTCTCTGCAGCCCATTCCCAAGGGAGACTGACCATCATGCCC2940     TCTCTCGGGAGCCCTAGCCCTGCTCCAACTCCATACTCCACTCCAAGTGCCCCACCACTC3000     CCCAACCCCTCTCCAGGCCTGTCAAGAGGGAGGAAGGGGCCCCATGGCAGCTCCTGACCT3060     TGGGTCCTGAAGTGACCTCACTGGCCTGCCATGCCAGTAACTGTGCTGTACTGAGCACTG3120     AACCACATTCAGGGAAATGGCTTATTAAACTTTGAAGCAACTGT3164     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:50:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 780 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:50:     MetMetLeuLeuAlaThrSerGlyAlaCysLeuGlyLeuLeuAlaVal     151015     AlaAlaValAlaAlaAlaGlyAlaAsnProAlaGlnArgAspThrHis     202530     SerLeuLeuProThrHisArgArgGlnLysArgAspTrpIleTrpAsn     354045     GlnMetHisIleAspGluGluLysAsnThrSerLeuProHisHisVal     505560     GlyLysIleLysSerSerValSerArgLysAsnAlaLysTyrLeuLeu     65707580     LysGlyGluTyrValGlyLysValPheArgValAspAlaGluThrGly     859095     AspValPheAlaIleGluArgLeuAspArgGluAsnIleSerGluTyr     100105110     HisLeuThrAlaValIleValAspLysAspThrGlyGluAsnLeuGlu     115120125     ThrProSerSerPheThrIleLysValHisAspValAsnAspAsnTrp     130135140     ProValPheThrHisArgLeuPheAsnAlaSerValProGluSerSer     145150155160     AlaValGlyThrSerValIleSerValThrAlaValAspAlaAspAsp     165170175     ProThrValGlyAspHisAlaSerValMetTyrGlnIleLeuLysGly     180185190     LysGluTyrPheAlaIleAspAsnSerGlyArgIleIleThrIleThr     195200205     LysSerLeuAspArgGluLysGlnAlaArgTyrGluIleValValGlu     210215220     AlaArgAspAlaGlnGlyLeuArgGlyAspSerGlyThrAlaThrVal     225230235240     LeuValThrLeuGlnAspIleAsnAspAsnPheProPhePheThrGln     245250255     ThrLysTyrThrPheValValProGluAspThrArgValGlyThrSer     260265270     ValGlySerLeuPheValGluAspProAspGluProGlnAsnArgMet     275280285     ThrLysTyrSerIleLeuArgGlyAspTyrGlnAspAlaPheThrIle     290295300     GluThrAsnProAlaHisAsnGluGlyIleIleLysProMetLysPro     305310315320     LeuAspTyrGluTyrIleGlnGlnTyrSerPheIleValGluAlaThr     325330335     AspProThrIleAspLeuArgTyrMetSerProProAlaGlyAsnArg     340345350     AlaGlnValIleIleAsnIleThrAspValAspGluProProIlePhe     355360365     GlnGlnProPheTyrHisPheGlnLeuLysGluAsnGlnLysLysPro     370375380     LeuIleGlyThrValLeuAlaMetAspProAspAlaAlaArgHisSer     385390395400     IleGlyTyrSerIleArgArgThrSerAspLysGlyGlnPhePheArg     405410415     ValThrLysLysGlyAspIleTyrAsnGluLysGluLeuAspArgGlu     420425430     ValTyrProTrpTyrAsnLeuThrValGluAlaLysGluLeuAspSer     435440445     ThrGlyThrProThrGlyLysGluSerIleValGlnValHisIleGlu     450455460     ValLeuAspGluAsnAspAsnAlaProGluPheAlaLysProTyrGln     465470475480     ProLysValCysGluAsnAlaValHisGlyGlnLeuValLeuGlnIle     485490495     SerAlaIleAspLysAspIleThrProArgAsnValLysPheLysPhe     500505510     IleLeuAsnThrGluAsnAsnPheThrLeuThrAspAsnHisAspAsn     515520525     ThrAlaAsnIleThrValLysTyrGlyGlnPheAspArgGluHisThr     530535540     LysValHisPheLeuProValValIleSerAspAsnGlyMetProSer     545550555560     ArgThrGlyThrSerThrLeuThrValAlaValCysLysCysAsnGlu     565570575     GlnGlyGluPheThrPheCysGluAspMetAlaAlaGlnValGlyVal     580585590     SerIleGlnAlaValValAlaIleLeuLeuCysIleLeuThrIleThr     595600605     ValIleThrLeuLeuIlePheLeuArgArgArgLeuArgLeuGlnAla     610615620     ArgAlaHisGlyLysSerValProGluIleHisGluGlnLeuValThr     625630635640     TyrAspGluGluGlyGlyGlyGluMetAspThrThrSerTyrAspVal     645650655     SerValLeuAsnSerValArgArgGlyGlyAlaLysProProArgPro     660665670     AlaLeuAspAlaArgProSerLeuTyrAlaGlnValGlnLysProPro     675680685     ArgHisAlaProGlyAlaHisGlyGlyProGlyGluMetAlaAlaMet     690695700     IleGluValLysLysAspGluAlaAspHisAspGlyAspGlyProPro     705710715720     TyrAspThrLeuHisIleTyrGlyTyrGluGlySerGluSerIleAla     725730735     GluSerLeuSerSerLeuGlyThrAspSerSerAspSerAspValAsp     740745750     TyrAspPheLeuAsnAspTrpGlyProArgPheLysMetLeuAlaGlu     755760765     LeuTyrGlySerAspProArgGluGluLeuLeuTyr     770775780     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:51:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 1369 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:51:     TGTAGATGAGCCACCTGTCTTCAGCAAACTGGCCTACATCTTACAAATAAGAGAAGATGC60     TCAGATAAACACCACAATAGGCTCCGTCACAGCCCAAGATCCAGATGCTGCCAGGAATCC120     TGTCAAGTACTCTATAGATCGACACACAGATATGGACAGAATATTCAACATTGATTCTGG180     AAATGGTTCGATTTTTACATCGAAACTTCTTGACCGAGAAACACTGCTATGGCACAACAT240     TACAGTGATAGCAACAGAGATCAATAATCCAAAGCAAAGTAGTCGAGTACCTCTATATAT300     TAAAGTTCTAGATGTCAATGACAACGCCCCAGAATTTGCTGAGTTCTATGAAACTTTTGT360     CTGTGAAAAAGCAAAGGCAGATCAGTTGATTCAGACCTTGCATGCTGTTAGCAAGGATGA420     CCCTTATAGTGGGCACCAATTTTCGTTTTCCTTGGCCCCTGAAGCAGCCAGTGGCTCAAA480     CTTTACCATTCAAGACAACAAAGACAACACGGCGGGAATCTTAACTCGGAAAAATGGCTA540     TAATAGACACGAGATGAGCACCTATCTCTTGCCTGTGGTCATTTCAGACAACGACTACCC600     AGTTCAAAGCAGCACTGGGACAGTGACTGTCCGGGTCTGTGCATGTGACCACCACGGGAA660     CATGCAATCCTGCCATGCGGAGGCGCTCATCCACCCCACGGGACTGAGCACGGGGGCTCT720     GGTTGCCATCCTTCTGTGCATCGTGATCCTACTAGTGACAGTGGTGCTGTTTGCAGCTCT780     GAGGCGGCAGCGAAAAAAAGAGCCTTTGATCATTTCCAAAGAGGACATCAGAGATAACAT840     TGTCAGTTACAACGACGAAGGTGGTGGAGAGGAGGACACCCAGGCTTTTGATATCGGCAC900     CCTGAGGAATCCTGAAGCCATAGAGGACAACAAATTACGAAGGGACATTGTGCCCGAAGC960     CCTTTTCCTACCCCGACGGACTCCAACAGCTCGCGACAACACCGATGTCAGAGATTTCAT1020     TAACCAAAGGTTAAAGGAAAATGACACGGACCCCACTGCCCCGCCATACGACTCCCTGGC1080     CACTTACGCCTATGAAGGCACTGGCTCCGTGGCGGATTCCCTGAGCTCGCTGGAGTCAGT1140     GACCACGGATGCAGATCAAGACTATGATTACCTTTAGTGACTGGGACCTCGATTCAAAAA1200     GCTTGCAGATATGTATGGAGGAGTGGACAGTGACAAAGACTCCTAATCTGTTGCCTTTTT1260     CATTTTCCAATACGACACTGAAATATGTGAAGTGGCTATTTCTTTATATTTATCCACTAC1320     TCCGTGAAGGCTTCTCTGTTCTACCCGTTCCAAAAGCCAATGGCTGCAG1369     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:52:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 414 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:52:     ValAspGluProProValPheSerLysLeuAlaTyrIleLeuGlnIle     151015     ArgGluAspAlaGlnIleAsnThrThrIleGlySerValThrAlaGln     202530     AspProAspAlaAlaArgAsnProValLysTyrSerIleLysArgHis     354045     ThrAspMetAspArgIlePheAsnIleAspSerGlyAsnGlySerIle     505560     PheThrSerLysLeuLeuLysArgGluThrLeuLeuTrpHisAsnIle     65707580     ThrValIleAlaThrGluIleAsnAsnProLysGlnSerSerArgVal     859095     ProLeuTyrIleLysValLeuAspValAsnAspAsnAlaProGluPhe     100105110     AlaGluPheTyrGluThrPheValCysGluLysAlaLysAlaAspGln     115120125     LeuIleGlnThrLeuHisAlaValAspLysAspAspProTyrSerGly     130135140     HisGlnPheSerPheSerLeuAlaProGluAlaAlaSerGlySerAsn     145150155160     PheThrIleGlnAspAsnLysAspAsnThrAlaGlyIleLeuThrArg     165170175     LysAsnGlyTyrAsnArgHisGluMetSerThrTyrLeuLeuProVal     180185190     ValIleSerAspAsnAspTyrProValGlnSerSerThrGlyThrVal     195200205     ThrValArgValCysAlaCysAspHisHisGlyAsnMetGlnSerCys     210215220     HisAlaGluAlaLeuIleHisProThrGlyLeuSerThrGlyAlaLeu     225230235240     ValAlaIleLeuLeuCysIleValIleLeuLeuValThrValValLeu     245250255     PheAlaAlaLeuArgArgGlnArgLysLysGluProLeuIleIleSer     260265270     LysGluAspIleArgAspAsnIleValSerTyrAsnAspGluGlyGly     275280285     GlyGluGluAspThrGlnAlaPheAspIleGlyThrLeuArgAsnPro     290295300     GluAlaIleGluAspAsnLysLeuArgArgAspIleValProGluAla     305310315320     LeuPheLeuProArgArgThrProThrAlaArgAspAsnThrAspVal     325330335     ArgAspPheIleAsnGlnArgLeuLysGluAsnAspThrAspProThr     340345350     AlaProProTyrAspSerLeuAlaThrTyrAlaTyrGluGlyThrGly     355360365     SerValAlaAspSerLeuSerSerLeuGluSerValThrThrAspAla     370375380     AspGlnAspTyrAspTyrLeuSerAspTrpGlyProArgPheLysLys     385390395400     LeuAlaAspMetTyrGlyGlyValAspSerAspLysAspSer     405410     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:53:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 2550 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:53:     CAGGAAATGCTCTTGGATCTCTGGACTCCATTAATAATATTATGGATTACTCTTCCCCCT60     TGCATTTACATGGCTCCGATGAATCAGTCTCAAGTTTTAATGAGTGGATCCCCTTTGGAA120     CTAAACAGTCTGGGTGAAGAACAGCGAATTTTGAACCGCTCCAAAAGAGGCTGGGTTTGG180     AATCAAATGTTTGTCCTGGAAGAGTTTTCTGGACCTGAACCGATTCTTGTTGGCCGGCTA240     CACACAGACCTGGATCCTGGGAGCAAAAAAATCAAGTATATCCTATCAGGTGATGGAGCT300     GGGACCATATTTCAAATAAATGATGTAACTGGAGATATCCATGCTATAAAAAGACTTGAC360     CGGGAGGAAAAGGCTGAGTATACCCTAACAGCTCAAGCAGTGGACTGGGAGACAAGCAAA420     CCTCTGGAGCCTCCTTCTGAATTTATTATTAAAGTTCAAGACATCAATGACAATGCACCA480     GAGTTTCTTAATGGACCCTATCATGCTACTGTGCCAGAAATGTCCATTTTGGGTACATCT540     GTCACTAACGTCACTGCGACCGACGCTGATGACCCAGTTTATGGAAACAGTGCAAAGTTG600     GTTTATAGTATATTGGAAGGGCAGCCTTATTTTTCCATTGAGCCTGAAACAGCTATTATA660     AAAACTGCCCTTCCCAACATGGACAGAGAAGCCAAGGAGGAGTACCTGGTTGTTATCCAA720     GCCAAAGATATGGGTGGACACTCTGGTGGCCTGTCTGGGACCACGACACTTACAGTGACT780     CTTACTGATGTTAATGACAATCCTCCAAAATTTGCACAGAGCCTGTATCACTTCTCAGTA840     CCGGAAGATGTGGTTCTTGGCACTGCAATAGGAAGGGTGAAGGCCAATGATCAGGATATT900     GGTGAAAATGCACAGTCATCATATGATATCATCGATGGAGATGGAACAGCACTTTTTGAA960     ATCACTTCTGATGCCCAGGCCCAGGATGGCATTATAAGGCTAAGAAAACCTCTGGACTTT1020     GAGACCAAAAAATCCTATACGCTAAAGGATGAGGCAGCCAATGTCCATATTGACCCACGC1080     TTCAGTGGCAGGGGGCCCTTTAAAGACACGGCGACAGTCAAAATCGTGGTTGAAGATGCT1140     GATGAGCCTCCGGTCTTCTCTTCACCGACTTACCTACTTGAAGTTCATGAAAATGCTGCT1200     CTAAACTCCGTGATTGGGCAAGTGACTGCTCGTGACCCTGATATCACTTCCAGTCCTATA1260     AGGTTTTCCATCGACCGGCACACTGACCTGGAGAGGCAGTTCAACATTAATGCAGACGAT1320     GGGAAGATAACGCTGGCAACACCACTTGACAGAGAATTAAGTGTATGGCACAACATAACA1380     ATCATTGCTACTGAAATTAGGAACCACAGTCAGATATCACGAGTACCTGTTGCTATTAAA1440     GTGCTGGATGTCAATGACAACGCCCCTGAATTCGCATCCGAATATGAGGCATTTTTATGT1500     GAAAATGGAAAACCCGGCCAAGTCATTCAAACTGTTAGCGCCATGGACAAAGATGATCCC1560     AAAAACGGACATTATTTCTTATACAGTCTCCTTCCAGAAATGGTCAACAATCCGAATTTC1620     ACCATCAAGAAAAATGAAGATAATTCCCTCAGTATTTTGGCAAAGCATAATGGATTCAAC1680     CGCCAGAAGCAAGAAGTCTATCTTTTACCAATCATAATCAGTGATAGTGGAAATCCTCCA1740     CTGAGCAGCACTAGCACCTTGACAATCAGGGTCTGTGGCTGCAGCAATGACGGTGTCGTC1800     CAGTCTTGCAATGTCGAAGCTTATGTCCTTCCAATTGGACTCAGTATGGGCGCCTTAATT1860     GCCATATTAGCATGCATCATTTTGCTGTTAGTCATCGTGGTGCTGTTTGTAACTCTACGG1920     CGGCATCAAAAAAATGAACCATTAATTATCAAAGATGATGAAGACGTTCGAGAAAACATC1980     ATTCGCTACGATGATGAAGGAGGAGGGGAGGAGGACACAGAGGCTTTTGACATTGCAACT2040     TTACAAAATCCAGATGGAATTAATGGATTTTTACCCCGTAAGGATATTAAACCAGATTTG2100     CAGTTTATGCCAAGGCAAGGGCTTGCTCCAGTTCCAAATGGTGTTGATGTCGATGAATTT2160     ATAAATGTAAGGCTGCATGAGGCAGATAATGATCCCACAGCCCCGCCATATGACTCCATT2220     CAAATATATGGCTATGAAGGCCGAGGGTCAGTGGCTGGCTCCCTCAGCTCCTTGGAGTCC2280     ACCACATCAGACTCAGACCAGAATTTTGACTACCTCAGTGACTGGGGTCCCCGCTTTAAG2340     AGACTGGGCGAACTCTACTCTGTTGGTGAAAGTGACAAAGAAACTTGACAGTGGATTATA2400     AATAAATCACTGGAACTGAGCATTCTGTAATATTCTAGGGTCACTCCCCTTAGATACAAC2460     CAATGTGGCTATTTGTTTAGAGGCAAGTTTAGCACCAGTCATCTATAACTCAACCACATT2520     TAATGTTGACAAAAAGATAATAAATAAAAA2550     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:54:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 793 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:54:     MetLeuLeuAspLeuTrpThrProLeuIleIleLeuTrpIleThrLeu     151015     ProProCysIleTyrMetAlaProMetAsnGlnSerGlnValLeuMet     202530     SerGlySerProLeuGlnLeuAsnSerLeuGlyGluGluGlnArgIle     354045     LeuAsnArgSerLysArgGlyTrpValTrpAsnGlnMetPheValLeu     505560     GluGluPheSerGlyProGluProIleLeuValGlyArgLeuHisThr     65707580     AspLeuAspProGlySerLysLysIleLysTyrIleLeuSerGlyAsp     859095     GlyAlaGlyThrIlePheGlnIleAsnAspValThrGlyAspIleHis     100105110     AlaIleLysArgLeuAspArgGluGluLysAlaGluTyrThrLeuThr     115120125     AlaGlnAlaValAspTrpGluThrSerLysProLeuGluProProSer     130135140     GluPheIleIleLysValGlnAspIleAsnAspAsnAlaProGluPhe     145150155160     LeuAsnGlyProTyrHisAlaThrValProGluMetSerIleLeuGly     165170175     ThrSerValThrAsnValThrAlaThrAspAlaAspAspProValTyr     180185190     GlyAsnSerAlaLysLeuValTyrSerIleLeuGluGlyGlnProTyr     195200205     PheSerIleGluProGluThrAlaIleIleLysThrAlaLeuProAsn     210215220     MetAspArgGluAlaLysGluGluTyrLeuValValIleGlnAlaLys     225230235240     AspMetGlyGlyHisSerGlyGlyLeuSerGlyThrThrThrLeuThr     245250255     ValThrLeuThrAspValAsnAspAsnProProLysPheAlaGlnSer     260265270     LeuTyrHisPheSerValProGluAspValValLeuGlyThrAlaIle     275280285     GlyArgValLysAlaAsnAspGlnAspIleGlyGluAsnAlaGlnSer     290295300     SerTyrAspIleIleAspGlyAspGlyThrAlaLeuPheGluIleThr     305310315320     SerAspAlaGlnAlaGlnAspGlyIleIleArgLeuArgLysProLeu     325330335     AspPheGluThrLysLysSerTyrThrLeuLysAspGluAlaAlaAsn     340345350     ValHisIleAspProArgPheSerGlyArgGlyProPheLysAspThr     355360365     AlaThrValLysIleValValGluAspAlaAspGluProProValPhe     370375380     SerSerProThrTyrLeuLeuGluValHisGluAsnAlaAlaLeuAsn     385390395400     SerValIleGlyGlnValThrAlaArgAspProAspIleThrSerSer     405410415     ProIleArgPheSerIleAspArgHisThrAspLeuGluArgGlnPhe     420425430     AsnIleAsnAlaAspAspGlyLysIleThrLeuAlaThrProLeuAsp     435440445     ArgGluLeuSerValTrpHisAsnIleThrIleIleAlaThrGluIle     450455460     ArgAsnHisSerGlnIleSerArgValProValAlaIleLysValLeu     465470475480     AspValAsnAspAsnAlaProGluPheAlaSerGluTyrGluAlaPhe     485490495     LeuCysGluAsnGlyLysProGlyGlnValIleGlnThrValSerAla     500505510     MetAspLysAspAspProLysAsnGlyHisTyrPheLeuTyrSerLeu     515520525     LeuProGluMetValAsnAsnProAsnPheThrIleLysLysAsnGlu     530535540     AspAsnSerLeuSerIleLeuAlaLysHisAsnGlyPheAsnArgGln     545550555560     LysGlnGluValTyrLeuLeuProIleIleIleSerAspSerGlyAsn     565570575     ProProLeuSerSerThrSerThrLeuThrIleArgValCysGlyCys     580585590     SerAsnAspGlyValValGlnSerCysAsnValGluAlaTyrValLeu     595600605     ProIleGlyLeuSerMetGlyAlaLeuIleAlaIleLeuAlaCysIle     610615620     IleLeuLeuLeuValIleValValLeuPheValThrLeuArgArgHis     625630635640     GlnLysAsnGluProLeuIleIleLysAspAspGluAspValArgGlu     645650655     AsnIleIleArgTyrAspAspGluGlyGlyGlyGluGluAspThrGlu     660665670     AlaPheAspIleAlaThrLeuGlnAsnProAspGlyIleAsnGlyPhe     675680685     LeuProArgLysAspIleLysProAspLeuGlnPheMetProArgGln     690695700     GlyLeuAlaProValProAsnGlyValAspValAspGluPheIleAsn     705710715720     ValArgLeuHisGluAlaAspAsnAspProThrAlaProProTyrAsp     725730735     SerIleGlnIleTyrGlyTyrGluGlyArgGlySerValAlaGlySer     740745750     LeuSerSerLeuGluSerThrThrSerAspSerAspGlnAsnPheAsp     755760765     TyrLeuSerAspTrpGlyProArgPheLysArgLeuGlyGluLeuTyr     770775780     SerValGlyGluSerAspLysGluThr     785790     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:55:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 730 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (ix) FEATURE:     (A) NAME/KEY: CDS     (B) LOCATION: 2..730     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:55:     GAATTCGAGCTCGGTACCCGGGGATCCTCTAGAGTCGACCTGCAGT46     AsnSerSerSerValProGlyAspProLeuGluSerThrCysSer     151015     GCTGAAGCCCTGCTCCTCCCTGCCGGCCTCAGCACTGGGGCCTTGATC94     AlaGluAlaLeuLeuLeuProAlaGlyLeuSerThrGlyAlaLeuIle     202530     GCCATCCTCCTCTGCATCATCATTCTACTGGTTATAGTAGTACTGTTT142     AlaIleLeuLeuCysIleIleIleLeuLeuValIleValValLeuPhe     354045     GCAGCTCTGAAAAGACAGCGAAAAAAAGAGCCTCTGATCTTGTCAAAA190     AlaAlaLeuLysArgGlnArgLysLysGluProLeuIleLeuSerLys     505560     GAAGATATCAGAGACAACATTGTGAGCTATAACGATGAGGGTGGTGGA238     GluAspIleArgAspAsnIleValSerTyrAsnAspGluGlyGlyGly     657075     GAGGAGGACACCCAGGCCTTTGATATCGGCACCCTGAGGAATCCTGCA286     GluGluAspThrGlnAlaPheAspIleGlyThrLeuArgAsnProAla     80859095     GCCATTGAGGAAAAAAAGCTCCGGCGAGATATTATTCCAGAAACGTTA334     AlaIleGluGluLysLysLeuArgArgAspIleIleProGluThrLeu     100105110     TTTATTCCTCGGAGGACTCCTACAGCTCCAGATAACACGGACGTCCGG382     PheIleProArgArgThrProThrAlaProAspAsnThrAspValArg     115120125     GATTTCATTAATGAAAGGCTAAAAGAGCATGATCTTGACCCCACCGCA430     AspPheIleAsnGluArgLeuLysGluHisAspLeuAspProThrAla     130135140     CCCCCCTACGACTCACTTGCAACCTATGCCTATGAAGGAAATGATTCC478     ProProTyrAspSerLeuAlaThrTyrAlaTyrGluGlyAsnAspSer     145150155     ATTGCTGAATCTCTGAGTTCATTAGAATCAGGTACTACTGAAGGAGAC526     IleAlaGluSerLeuSerSerLeuGluSerGlyThrThrGluGlyAsp     160165170175     CAAAACTACGATTACCTCCGAGAATGGGGCCCTCGGTTTAATAAGCTA574     GlnAsnTyrAspTyrLeuArgGluTrpGlyProArgPheAsnLysLeu     180185190     GCAGAAATGTATGGTGGTGGGGAAAGTGACAAAGACTCTTAACGTAGG622     AlaGluMetTyrGlyGlyGlyGluSerAspLysAspSer*ArgArg     195200205     ATATATGTTCTGTTCAAACAAGAGAAAGTAACTCTACCCATGCTGTCT670     IleTyrValLeuPheLysGlnGluLysValThrLeuProMetLeuSer     210215220     CCACTTCACAATATTTGATATTCAGGAGCATTTCCTGCAGTCAGCACA718     ProLeuHisAsnIle*TyrSerGlyAlaPheProAlaValSerThr     225230235     ATTTTTTTCTCA730     IlePhePheSer     240     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:56:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 241 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:56:     AsnSerSerSerValProGlyAspProLeuGluSerThrCysSerAla     151015     GluAlaLeuLeuLeuProAlaGlyLeuSerThrGlyAlaLeuIleAla     202530     IleLeuLeuCysIleIleIleLeuLeuValIleValValLeuPheAla     354045     AlaLeuLysArgGlnArgLysLysGluProLeuIleLeuSerLysGlu     505560     AspIleArgAspAsnIleValSerTyrAsnAspGluGlyGlyGlyGlu     65707580     GluAspThrGlnAlaPheAspIleGlyThrLeuArgAsnProAlaAla     859095     IleGluGluLysLysLeuArgArgAspIleIleProGluThrLeuPhe     100105110     IleProArgArgThrProThrAlaProAspAsnThrAspValArgAsp     115120125     PheIleAsnGluArgLeuLysGluHisAspLeuAspProThrAlaPro     130135140     ProTyrAspSerLeuAlaThrTyrAlaTyrGluGlyAsnAspSerIle     145150155160     AlaGluSerLeuSerSerLeuGluSerGlyThrThrGluGlyAspGln     165170175     AsnTyrAspTyrLeuArgGluTrpGlyProArgPheAsnLysLeuAla     180185190     GluMetTyrGlyGlyGlyGluSerAspLysAspSerArgArgIleTyr     195200205     ValLeuPheLysGlnGluLysValThrLeuProMetLeuSerProLeu     210215220     HisAsnIleTyrSerGlyAlaPheProAlaValSerThrIlePhePhe     225230235240     Ser     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:57:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 2625 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:57:     CGGCAGCCCTGACGTGATGAGCTCAACCAGCAGAGACATTCCATCCCAAGAGAGGTCTGC60     GTGACGCGTCCGGGAGGCCACCCTCAGCAAGACCACCGTACAGTTGGTGGAAGGGGTGAC120     AGCTGCATTCTCCTGTGCCTACCACGTAACCAAAAATGAAGGAGAACTACTGTTTACAAG180     CCGCCCTGGTGTGCCTGGGCATGCTGTGCCACAGCCATGCCTTTGCCCCAGAGCGGCGGG240     GGCACCTGCGGCCCTCCTTCCATGGGCACCATGAGAAGGGCAAGGAGGGGCAGGTGCTAC300     AGCGCTCCAAGCGTGGCTGGGTCTGGAACCAGTTCTTCGTGATAGAGGAGTACACCGGGC360     CTGACCCCGTGCTTGTGGGCAGGCTTCATTCAGATATTGACTCTGGTGATGGGAACATTA420     AATACATTCTCTCAGGGGAAGGAGCTGGAACCATTTTTGTGATTGATGACAAATCAGGGA480     ACATTCATGCCACCAAGACGTTGGATCGAGAAGAGAGAGCCCAGTACACGTTGATGGCTC540     AGGCGGTGGACAGGGACACCAATCGGCCACTGGAGCCACCGTCGGAATTCATTGTCAAGG600     TCCAGGACATTAATGACAACCCTCCGGAGTTCCTGCACGAGACCTATCATGCCAACGTGC660     CTGAGAGGTCCAATGTGGGAACGTCAGTAATCCAGGTGACAGCTTCAGATGCAGATGACC720     CCACTTATGGAAATAGCGCCAAGTTAGTGTACAGTATCCTCGAAGGACAACCCTATTTTT780     CGGTGGAAGCACAGACAGGTATCATCAGAACAGCCCTACCCAACATGGACAGGGAGGCCA840     AGGAGGAGTACCACGTGGTGATCCAGGCCAAGGACATGGGTGGACATATGGGCGGACTCT900     CAGGGACAACCAAAGTGACGATCACACTGACCGATGTCAATGACAACCCACCAAAGTTTC960     CGCAGAGGCTATACCAGATGTCTGTGTCAGAAGCAGCCGTCCCTGGGGAGGAAGTAGGAA1020     GAGTGAAAGCTAAAGATCCAGACATTGGAGAAAATGGCTTAGTCACATACAATATTGTTG1080     ATGGAGATGGTATGGAATCGTTTGAAATCACAACGGACTATGAAACACAGGAGGGGGTGA1140     TAAAGCTGAAAAAGCCTGTAGATTTTGAAACCGAAAGAGCCTATAGCTTGAAGGTAGAGG1200     CAGCCAACGTGCACATCGACCCGAAGTTTATCAGCAATGGCCCTTTCAAGGACACTGTGA1260     CCGTCAAGATCTCAGTAGAAGATGCTGATGAGCCCCCTATGTTCTTGGCCCCAAGTTACA1320     TCCACGAAGTCCAAGAAAATGCAGCTGCTGGCACCGTGGTTGGGAGAGTGCATGCCAAAG1380     ACCCTGATGCTGCCAACAGCCCGATAAGGTATTCCATCGATCGTCACACTGACCTCGACA1440     GATTTTTCACTATTAATCCAGAGGATGGTTTTATTAAAACTACAAAACCTCTGGATAGAG1500     AGGAAACAGCCTGGCTCAACATCACTGTCTTTGCAGCAGAAATCCACAATCGGCATCAGG1560     AAGCCCAAGTCCCAGTGGCCATTAGGGTCCTTGATGTCAACGATAATGCTCCCAAGTTTG1620     CTGCCCCTTATGAAGGTTTCATCTGTGAGAGTGATCAGACCAAGCCACTTTCCAACCAGC1680     CAATTGTTACAATTAGTGCAGATGACAAGGATGACACGGCCAATGGACCAAGATTTATCT1740     TCAGCCTACCCCCTGAAATCATTCACAATCCAAATTTCACAGTCAGAGACAACCGAGATA1800     ACACAGCAGGCGTGTACGCCCGGCGTGGAGGGTTCAGTCGGCAGAAGCAGGACTTGTACC1860     TTCTGCCCATAGTGATCAGCGATGGCGGCATCCCGCCCATGAGTAGCACCAACACCCTCA1920     CCATCAAAGTCTGCGGGTGCGACGTGAACGGGGCACTGCTCTCCTGCAACGCAGAGGCCT1980     ACATTCTGAACGCCGGCCTGAGCACAGGCGCCCTGATCGCCATCCTCGCCTGCATCGTCA2040     TTCTCCTGGTCATTGTAGTATTGTTTGTGACCCTGAGAAGGCAAAAGAAAGAACCACTCA2100     TTGTCTTTGAGGAAGAAGATGTCCGTGAGAACATCATTACTTATGATGATGAAGGGGGTG2160     GGGAAGAAGACACAGAAGCCTTTGATATTGCCACCCTCCAGAATCCTGATGGTATCAATG2220     GATTTATCCCCCGCAAAGACATCAAACCTGAGTATCAGTACATGCCTAGACCTGGGCTCC2280     GGCCAGCGCCCAACAGCGTGGATGTCGATGACTTCATCAACACGAGAATACAGGAGGCAG2340     ACAATGACCCCACGGCTCCTCCTTATGACTCCATTCAAATCTACGGTTATGAAGGCAGGG2400     GCTCAGTGGCCGGGTCCCTGAGCTCCCTAGAGTCGGCCACCACAGATTCAGACTTGGACT2460     ATGATTATCTACAGAACTGGGGACCTCGTTTTAAGAAACTAGCAGATTTGTATGGTTCCA2520     AAGACACTTTTGATGACGATTCTTAACAATAACGATACAAATTTGGCCTTAAGAACTGTG2580     TCTGGCGTTCTCAAGAATCTAGAAGATGTGTAACAGGTATTTTTT2625     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:58:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 796 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:58:     MetLysGluAsnTyrCysLeuGlnAlaAlaLeuValCysLeuGlyMet     151015     LeuCysHisSerHisAlaPheAlaProGluArgArgGlyHisLeuArg     202530     ProSerPheHisGlyHisHisGluLysGlyLysGluGlyGlnValLeu     354045     GlnArgSerLysArgGlyTrpValTrpAsnGlnPhePheValIleGlu     505560     GluTyrThrGlyProAspProValLeuValGlyArgLeuHisSerAsp     65707580     IleAspSerGlyAspGlyAsnIleLysTyrIleLeuSerGlyGluGly     859095     AlaGlyThrIlePheValIleAspAspLysSerGlyAsnIleHisAla     100105110     ThrLysThrLeuAspArgGluGluArgAlaGlnTyrThrLeuMetAla     115120125     GlnAlaValAspArgAspThrAsnArgProLeuGluProProSerGlu     130135140     PheIleValLysValGlnAspIleAsnAspAsnProProGluPheLeu     145150155160     HisGluThrTyrHisAlaAsnValProGluArgSerAsnValGlyThr     165170175     SerValIleGlnValThrAlaSerAspAlaAspAspProThrTyrGly     180185190     AsnSerAlaLysLeuValTyrSerIleLeuGluGlyGlnProTyrPhe     195200205     SerValGluAlaGlnThrGlyIleIleArgThrAlaLeuProAsnMet     210215220     AspArgGluAlaLysGluGluTyrHisValValIleGlnAlaLysAsp     225230235240     MetGlyGlyHisMetGlyGlyLeuSerGlyThrThrLysValThrIle     245250255     ThrLeuThrAspValAsnAspAsnProProLysPheProGlnArgLeu     260265270     TyrGlnMetSerValSerGluAlaAlaValProGlyGluGluValGly     275280285     ArgValLysAlaLysAspProAspIleGlyGluAsnGlyLeuValThr     290295300     TyrAsnIleValAspGlyAspGlyMetGluSerPheGluIleThrThr     305310315320     AspTyrGluThrGlnGluGlyValIleLysLeuLysLysProValAsp     325330335     PheGluThrGluArgAlaTyrSerLeuLysValGluAlaAlaAsnVal     340345350     HisIleAspProLysPheIleSerAsnGlyProPheLysAspThrVal     355360365     ThrValLysIleSerValGluAspAlaAspGluProProMetPheLeu     370375380     AlaProSerTyrIleHisGluValGlnGluAsnAlaAlaAlaGlyThr     385390395400     ValValGlyArgValHisAlaLysAspProAspAlaAlaAsnSerPro     405410415     IleArgTyrSerIleAspArgHisThrAspLeuAspArgPhePheThr     420425430     IleAsnProGluAspGlyPheIleLysThrThrLysProLeuAspArg     435440445     GluGluThrAlaTrpLeuAsnIleThrValPheAlaAlaGluIleHis     450455460     AsnArgHisGlnGluAlaGlnValProValAlaIleArgValLeuAsp     465470475480     ValAsnAspAsnAlaProLysPheAlaAlaProTyrGluGlyPheIle     485490495     CysGluSerAspGlnThrLysProLeuSerAsnGlnProIleValThr     500505510     IleSerAlaAspAspLysAspAspThrAlaAsnGlyProArgPheIle     515520525     PheSerLeuProProGluIleIleHisAsnProAsnPheThrValArg     530535540     AspAsnArgAspAsnThrAlaGlyValTyrAlaArgArgGlyGlyPhe     545550555560     SerArgGlnLysGlnAspLeuTyrLeuLeuProIleValIleSerAsp     565570575     GlyGlyIleProProMetSerSerThrAsnThrLeuThrIleLysVal     580585590     CysGlyCysAspValAsnGlyAlaLeuLeuSerCysAsnAlaGluAla     595600605     TyrIleLeuAsnAlaGlyLeuSerThrGlyAlaLeuIleAlaIleLeu     610615620     AlaCysIleValIleLeuLeuValIleValValLeuPheValThrLeu     625630635640     ArgArgGlnLysLysGluProLeuIleValPheGluGluGluAspVal     645650655     ArgGluAsnIleIleThrTyrAspAspGluGlyGlyGlyGluGluAsp     660665670     ThrGluAlaPheAspIleAlaThrLeuGlnAsnProAspGlyIleAsn     675680685     GlyPheIleProArgLysAspIleLysProGluTyrGlnTyrMetPro     690695700     ArgProGlyLeuArgProAlaProAsnSerValAspValAspAspPhe     705710715720     IleAsnThrArgIleGlnGluAlaAspAsnAspProThrAlaProPro     725730735     TyrAspSerIleGlnIleTyrGlyTyrGluGlyArgGlySerValAla     740745750     GlySerLeuSerSerLeuGluSerAlaThrThrAspSerAspLeuAsp     755760765     TyrAspTyrLeuGlnAsnTrpGlyProArgPheLysLysLeuAlaAsp     770775780     LeuTyrGlySerLysAspThrPheAspAspAspSer     785790795     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:59:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 2521 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:59:     CGGTGGAGGCCACAGACACCTCAAACCTGGATTCCACAATTCTACGTTAAGTGTTGGAGT60     TTTTATTACTCTGCTGTAGGAAAGCCTTTGCCAATGCTTACAAGGAACTGTTTATCCCTG120     CTTCTCTGGGTTCTGTTTGATGGAGGTCTCCTAACACCACTACAACCACAGCCACAGCAG180     ACTTTAGCCACAGAGCCAAGAGAAAATGTTATCCATCTGCCAGGACAACGGTCACATTTC240     CAACGTGTTAAACGTGGCTGGGTATGGAATCAATTTTTTGTGCTGGAAGAATACGTGGGC300     TCCGAGCCTCAGTATGTGGGAAAGCTCCATTCCGACTTAGACAAGGGAGAGGGCACTGTG360     AAATACACCCTCTCAGGAGATGGCGCTGGCACCGTTTTTACCATTGATGAAACCACAGGG420     GACATTCATGCAATAAGGAGCCTAGATAGAGAAGAGAAACCTTTCTACACTCTTCGTGCT480     CAGGCTGTGGACATAGAAACCAGAAAGCCCCTGGAGCCTGAATCAGAATTCATCATCAAA540     GTGCAGGATATTAATGATAATGAGCCAAAGTTTTTGGATGGACCTTATGTTGCTACTGTT600     CCAGAAATGTCTCCTGTGGGTGCATATGTACTCCAGGTCAAGGCCACAGATGCAGATGAC660     CCGACCTATGGAAACAGTGCCAGAGTCGTTTACAGCATTCTTCAGGGACAACCTTATTTC720     TCTATTGATCCCAAGACAGGTGTTATTAGAACAGCTTTGCCAAACATGGACAGAGAAGTC780     AAAGAACAATATCAAGTACTCATCCAAGCCAAGGATATGGGAGGACAGCTTGGAGGATTA840     GCCGGAACAACAATAGTCAACATCACTCTCACCGATGTCAATGACAATCCACCTCGATTC900     CCCAAAAGCATCTTCCACTTGAAAGTTCCTGAGTCTTCCCCTATTGGTTCAGCTATTGGA960     AGAATAAGAGCTGTGGATCCTGATTTTGGACAAAATGCAGAAATTGAATACAATATTGTT1020     CCAGGAGATGGGGGAAATTTGTTTGACATCGTCACAGATGAGGATACACAAGAGGGAGTC1080     ATCAAATTGAAAAAGCCTTTAGATTTTGAAACAAAGAAGGCATACACTTTCAAAGTTGAG1140     GCTTCCAACCTTCACCTTGACCACCGGTTTCACTCGGCGGGCCCTTTCAAAGACACAGCT1200     ACGGTGAAGATCAGCGTGCTGGACGTAGATGAGCCACCGGTTTTCAGCAAGCCGCTCTAC1260     ACCATGGAGGTTTATGAAGACACTCCGGTAGGGACCATCATTGGCGCTGTCACTGCTCAA1320     GACCTGGATGTAGGCAGCGGTGCTGTTAGGTACTTCATAGATTGGAAGAGTGATGGGGAC1380     AGCTACTTTACAATAGATGGAAATGAAGGAACCATCGCCACTAATGAATTACTAGACAGA1440     GAAAGCACTGCGCAGTATAATTTCTCCATAATTGCGAGTAAAGTTAGTAACCCTTTATTG1500     ACCAGCAAAGTCAATATACTGATTAATGTCTTAGATGTAAATGAATTTCCTCCAGAAATA1560     TCTGTGCCATATGAGACAGCCGTGTGTGAAAATGCCAAGCCAGGACAGATAATTCAGATA1620     GTCAGTGCTGCAGACCGAGATCTTTCACCTGCTGGGCAACAATTCTCCTTTAGATTATCA1680     CCTGAGGCTGCTATCAAACCAAATTTTACAGTTCGTGACTTCAGAAACAACACAGCGGGG1740     ATTGAAACCCGAAGAAATGGATACAGCCGCAGGCAGCAAGAGTTGTATTTCCTCCCTGTT1800     GTAATAGAAGACAGCAGCTACCCTGTCCAGAGCAGCACAAACACAATGACTATTCGAGTC1860     TGTAGATGTGACTCTGATGGCACCATCCTGTCTTGTAATGTGGAAGCAATTTTTCTACCT1920     GTAGGACTTAGCACTGGGGCGTTGATTGCAATTCTACTATGCATTGTTATACTCTTAGCC1980     ATAGTTGTACTGTATGTAGCACTGCGAAGGCAGAAGAAAAAGCACACCCTGATGACCTCT2040     AAAGAAGACATCAGAGACAACGTCATCCATTACGATGATGAAGGAGGTGGGGAGGAAGAT2100     ACCCAGGCTTTCGACATCGGGGCTCTGAGAAACCCAAAAGTGATTGAGGAGAACAAAATT2160     CGCAGGGATATAAAACCAGACTCTCTCTGTTTACCTCGTCAGAGACCACCCATGGAAGAT2220     AACACAGACATAAGGGATTTCATTCATCAAAGGCTACAGGAAAATGATGTAGATCCAACT2280     GCCCCACCAATCGATTCACTGGCCACATATGCCTACGAAGGGAGTGGGTCCGTGGCAGAG2340     TCCCTCAGCTCTATAGACTCTCTCACCACAGAAGCCGACCAGGACTATGACTATCTGACA2400     GACTGGGGACCCCGCTTTAAAGTCTTGGCAGACATGTTTGGCGAAGAAGAGAGTTATAAC2460     CCTGATAAAGTCACTTAAGGGAGTCGTGGAGGCTAAAATACAACCGAGAGGGGAGATTTT2520     T2521     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:60:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 794 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:60:     MetLeuThrArgAsnCysLeuSerLeuLeuLeuTrpValLeuPheAsp     151015     GlyGlyLeuLeuThrProLeuGlnProGlnProGlnGlnThrLeuAla     202530     ThrGluProArgGluAsnValIleHisLeuProGlyGlnArgSerHis     354045     PheGlnArgValLysArgGlyTrpValTrpAsnGlnPhePheValLeu     505560     GluGluTyrValGlySerGluProGlnTyrValGlyLysLeuHisSer     65707580     AspLeuAspLysGlyGluGlyThrValLysTyrThrLeuSerGlyAsp     859095     GlyAlaGlyThrValPheThrIleAspGluThrThrGlyAspIleHis     100105110     AlaIleArgSerLeuAspArgGluGluLysProPheTyrThrLeuArg     115120125     AlaGlnAlaValAspIleGluThrArgLysProLeuGluProGluSer     130135140     GluPheIleIleLysValGlnAspIleAsnAspAsnGluProLysPhe     145150155160     LeuAspGlyProTyrValAlaThrValProGluMetSerProValGly     165170175     AlaTyrValLeuGlnValLysAlaThrAspAlaAspAspProThrTyr     180185190     GlyAsnSerAlaArgValValTyrSerIleLeuGlnGlyGlnProTyr     195200205     PheSerIleAspProLysThrGlyValIleArgThrAlaLeuProAsn     210215220     MetAspArgGluValLysGluGlnTyrGlnValLeuIleGlnAlaLys     225230235240     AspMetGlyGlyGlnLeuGlyGlyLeuAlaGlyThrThrIleValAsn     245250255     IleThrLeuThrAspValAsnAspAsnProProArgPheProLysSer     260265270     IlePheHisLeuLysValProGluSerSerProIleGlySerGlyIle     275280285     GlyArgIleArgAlaValAspProAspPheGlyGlnAsnAlaGluIle     290295300     GluTyrAsnIleValProGlyAspGlyGlyAsnLeuPheAspIleVal     305310315320     ThrAspGluAspThrGlnGluGlyValIleLysLeuLysLysProLeu     325330335     AspPheGluThrLysLysAlaTyrThrPheLysValGluAlaSerAsn     340345350     LeuHisLeuAspHisArgPheHisSerAlaGlyProPheLysAspThr     355360365     AlaThrValLysIleSerValLeuAspValAspGluProProValPhe     370375380     SerLysProLeuTyrThrMetGluValTyrGluAspThrProValGly     385390395400     ThrIleIleGlyAlaValThrAlaGlnAspLeuAspValGlySerGly     405410415     AlaValArgTyrPheIleAspTrpLysSerAspGlyAspSerTyrPhe     420425430     ThrIleAspGlyAsnGluGlyThrIleAlaThrAsnGluLeuLeuAsp     435440445     ArgGluSerThrAlaGlnTyrAsnPheSerIleIleAlaSerLysVal     450455460     SerAsnProLeuLeuThrSerLysValAsnIleLeuIleAsnValLeu     465470475480     AspValAsnGluPheProProGluIleSerValProTyrGluThrAla     485490495     ValCysGluAsnAlaLysProGlyGlnIleIleGlnIleValSerAla     500505510     AlaAspArgAspLeuSerProAlaGlyGlnGlnPheSerPheArgLeu     515520525     SerProGluAlaAlaIleLysProAsnPheThrValArgAspPheArg     530535540     AsnAsnThrAlaGlyIleGluThrArgArgAsnGlyTyrSerArgArg     545550555560     GlnGlnGluLeuTyrPheLeuProValValIleGluAspSerSerTyr     565570575     ProValGlnSerSerThrAsnThrMetThrIleArgValCysArgCys     580585590     AspSerAspGlyThrIleLeuSerCysAsnValGluAlaIlePheLeu     595600605     ProValGlyLeuSerThrGlyAlaLeuIleAlaIleLeuLeuCysIle     610615620     ValIleLeuLeuAlaIleValValLeuTyrValAlaLeuArgArgGln     625630635640     LysLysLysHisThrLeuMetThrSerLysGluAspIleArgAspAsn     645650655     ValIleHisTyrAspAspGluGlyGlyGlyGluGluAspThrGlnAla     660665670     PheAspIleGlyAlaLeuArgAsnProLysValIleGluGluAsnLys     675680685     IleArgArgAspIleLysProAspSerLeuCysLeuProArgGlnArg     690695700     ProProMetGluAspAsnThrAspIleArgAspPheIleHisGlnArg     705710715720     LeuGlnGluAsnAspValAspProThrAlaProProIleAspSerLeu     725730735     AlaThrTyrAlaTyrGluGlySerGlySerValAlaGluSerLeuSer     740745750     SerIleAspSerLeuThrThrGluAlaAspGlnAspTyrAspTyrLeu     755760765     ThrAspTrpGlyProArgPheLysValValAlaAspMetPheGlyGlu     770775780     GluGluSerTyrAsnProAspLysValThr     785790     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:61:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 2690 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:61:     CTTCAAGGTTTTGCTGACTCAGTCTGGTAGTCAGAGTCTGCAGGAGAAGACAGTTCAAGG60     CAGGGCCTGGAGGATTGGATCAGTTTAGGGACAGGTCAAAGGCTGGCTTAGAGACCTTAG120     AGGCAGGTTGCTTGGGTCGTTGAATGCTAGTCTGGTCCTGAGAGCCCTTTTCTCTGGCAA180     CTGTGGACTCAGAGCTAACCAATTGTAGTTGGCAGTGGGGGTGAAGGGTGATCCAGAGGC240     CTGAGCTGCAGAGGGCACAAGAGAGAAAAGATGTCTTAGAAAGAGCTTTGAGAACATGCC300     TTGGCTGCTGGCAGGGACCTTGGATGGGGTAGTCTACACCCGGAAGTGCCTGCCTGCCAT360     CCTCTAGTGGCTGCCTTGCAAAATATGCTCAGTGCAGCCGCGTGCATGAATGAAAACGCC420     GCCGGGCGCTTCTAGTCGGACAAAATGCAGCCGAGAACTCCGCTCGTTCTGTGCGTTCTC480     CTGTCCCAGGTGCTGCTGCTAACATCTGCAGAAGATTTGGACTGCACTCCTGGATTTCAG540     CAGAAAGTGTTCCATATCAATCAGCCAGCTGAATTCATTGAGGACCAGTCAATTCTAAAC600     TTGACCTTCAGTGACTGTAAGGGAAACGACAAGCTACGCTATGAGGTCTCGAGCCCATAC660     TTCAAGGTGAACAGCGATGGCGGCTTAGTTGCTCTGAGAAACATAACTGCAGTGGGCAAA720     ACTCTGTTCGTCCATGCACGGACCCCCCATGCGGAAGATATGGCAGAACTCGTGATTGTC780     GGGGGGAAAGACATCCAGGGCTCCTTGCAGGATATATTTAAATTTGCAAGAACTTCTCCT840     GTCCCAAGACAAAAGAGGTCCATTGTGGTATCTCCCATTTTAATTCCAGAGAATCAGAGA900     CAGCCTTTCCCAAGAGATGTTGGCAAGGTAGTCGATAGTGACAGGCCAGAAAGGTCCAAG960     TTCCGGCTCACTGGAAAGGGAGTGGATCAAGAGCCTAAAGGAATTTTCAGAATCAATGAG1020     AACACAGGGAGCGTCTCCGTGACACGGACCTTGGACAGAGAAGTAATCGCTGTTTATCAA1080     CTATTTGTGGAGACCACTGATGTCAATGGCAAAACTCTCGAGGGGCCGGTGCCTCTGGAA1140     GTCATTGTGATTGATCAGAATGACAACCGACCGATCTTTCGGGAAGGCCCCTACATCGGC1200     CACGTCATGGAAGGGTCACCCACAGGCACCACAGTGATGCGGATGACAGCCTTTGATGCA1260     GATGACCCAGCCACCGATAATGCCCTCCTGCGGTATAATATCCGTCAACAGACGCCTGAC1320     AAGCCATCTCCCAACATGTTCTACATCGATCCTGAGAAAGGAGACATTGTCACTGTTGTG1380     TCACCTGCGCTGCTGGACCGAGAGACTCTGGAAAATCCCAAGTATGAACTGATCATCGAG1440     GCTCAAGATATGGCTGGACTGGATGTTGGATTAACAGGCACGGCCACAGCCACGATCATG1500     ATCGATGACAAAAATGATCACTCACCAAAATTCACCAAGAAAGAGTTTCAAGCCACAGTC1560     GAGGAAGGAGCTGTGGGAGTTATTGTCAATTTGACAGTTGAAGATAAGGATGACCCCACC1620     ACAGGTGCATGGAGGGCTGCCTACACCATCATCAACGGAAACCCCGGGCAGAGCTTTGAA1680     ATCCACACCAACCCTCAAACCAACGAAGGGATGCTTTCTGTTGTCAAACCATTGGACTAT1740     GAAATTTCTGCCTTCCACACCCTGCTGATCAAAGTGGAAAATGAAGACCCACTCGTACCC1800     GACGTCTCCTACGGCCCCAGCTCCACAGCCACCGTCCACATCACTGTCCTGGATGTCAAC1860     GAGGGCCCAGTCTTCTACCCAGACCCCATGATGGTGACCAGGCAGGAGGACCTCTCTGTG1920     GGCAGCGTGCTGCTGACAGTGAATGCCACGGACCCCGACTCCCTGCAGCATCAAACCATC1980     AGGTATTCTGTTTACAAGGACCCAGCAGGTTGGCTGAATATTAACCCCATCAATGGGACT2040     GTTGACACCACAGCTGTGCTGGACCGTGAGTCCCCATTTGTCGACAACAGCGTGTACACT2100     GCTCTCTTCCTGGCAATTGACAGTGGCAACCCTCCCGCTACGGGCACTGGGACTTTGCTG2160     ATAACCCTGGAGGACGTGAATGACAATGCCCCGTTCATTTACCCCACAGTAGCTGAAGTC2220     TGTGATGATGCCAAAAACCTCAGTGTAGTCATTTTGGGAGCATCAGATAAGGATCTTCAC2280     CCGAATACAGATCCTTTCAAATTTGAAATCCACAAACAAGCTGTTCCTGATAAAGTCTGG2340     AAGATCTCCAAGATCAACAATACACACGCCCTGGTAAGCCTTCTTCAAAATCTGAACAAA2400     GCAAACTACAACCTGCCCATCATGGTGACAGATTCAGGGAAACCACCCATGACGAATATC2460     ACAGATCTCAGGGTACAAGTGTGCTCCTGCAGGAATTCCAAAGTGGACTGCAACGCGGCG2520     GGGGCCCTGCGCTTCAGCCTGCCCTCAGTCCTGCTCCTCAGCCTCTTCAGCTTAGCTTGT2580     CTGTGAGAACTCCTGACGTCTGAAGCTTGACTCCCAAGTTTCCATAGCAACAGGAAAAAA2640     AAAAAATCTATCCAAATCTGAAGATTGCGGTTTACAGCTATCGAACTTCG2690     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:62:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 713 amino acids     (B) TYPE: amino acid     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:62:     MetGlnProArgThrProLeuValLeuCysValLeuLeuSerGlnVal     151015     LeuLeuLeuThrSerAlaGluAspLeuAspCysThrProGlyPheGln     202530     GlnLysValPheHisIleAsnGlnProAlaGluPheIleGluAspGln     354045     SerIleLeuAsnLeuThrPheSerAspCysLysGlyAsnAspLysLeu     505560     ArgTyrGluValSerSerProTyrPheLysValAsnSerAspGlyGly     65707580     LeuValAlaLeuArgAsnIleThrAlaValGlyLysThrLeuPheVal     859095     HisAlaArgThrProHisAlaGluAspMetAlaGluLeuValIleVal     100105110     GlyGlyLysAspIleGlnGlySerLeuGlnAspIlePheLysPheAla     115120125     ArgThrSerProValProArgGlnLysArgSerIleValValSerPro     130135140     IleLeuIleProGluAsnGlnArgGlnProPheProArgAspValGly     145150155160     LysValValAspSerAspArgProGluArgSerLysPheArgLeuThr     165170175     GlyLysGlyValAspGlnGluProLysGlyIlePheArgIleAsnGlu     180185190     AsnThrGlySerValSerValThrArgThrLeuAspArgGluValIle     195200205     AlaValTyrGlnLeuPheValGluThrThrAspValAsnGlyLysThr     210215220     LeuGluGlyProValProLeuGluValIleValIleAspGlnAsnAsp     225230235240     AsnArgProIlePheArgGluGlyProTyrIleGlyHisValMetGlu     245250255     GlySerProThrGlyThrThrValMetArgMetThrAlaPheAspAla     260265270     AspAspProAlaThrAspAsnAlaLeuLeuArgTyrAsnIleArgGln     275280285     GlnThrProAspLysProSerProAsnMetPheTyrIleAspProGlu     290295300     LysGlyAspIleValThrValValSerProAlaLeuLeuAspArgGlu     305310315320     ThrLeuGluAsnProLysTyrGluLeuIleIleGluAlaGlnAspMet     325330335     AlaGlyLeuAspValGlyLeuThrGlyThrAlaThrAlaThrIleMet     340345350     IleAspAspLysAsnAspHisSerProLysPheThrLysLysGluPhe     355360365     GlnAlaThrValGluGluGlyAlaValGlyValIleValAsnLeuThr     370375380     ValGluAspLysAspAspProThrThrGlyAlaTrpArgAlaAlaTyr     385390395400     ThrIleIleAsnGlyAsnProGlyGlnSerPheGluIleHisThrAsn     405410415     ProGlnThrAsnGluGlyMetLeuSerValValLysProLeuAspTyr     420425430     GluIleSerAlaPheHisThrLeuLeuIleLysValGluAsnGluAsp     435440445     ProLeuValProAspValSerTyrGlyProSerSerThrAlaThrVal     450455460     HisIleThrValLeuAspValAsnGluGlyProValPheTyrProAsp     465470475480     ProMetMetValThrArgGlnGluAspLeuSerValGlySerValLeu     485490495     LeuThrValAsnAlaThrAspProAspSerLeuGlnHisGlnThrIle     500505510     ArgTyrSerValTyrLysAspProAlaGlyTrpLeuAsnIleAsnPro     515520525     IleAsnGlyThrValAspThrThrAlaValLeuAspArgGluSerPro     530535540     PheValAspAsnSerValTyrThrAlaLeuPheLeuAlaIleAspSer     545550555560     GlyAsnProProAlaThrGlyThrGlyThrLeuLeuIleThrLeuGlu     565570575     AspValAsnAspAsnAlaProPheIleTyrProThrValAlaGluVal     580585590     CysAspAspAlaLysAsnLeuSerValValIleLeuGlyAlaSerAsp     595600605     LysAspLeuHisProAsnThrAspProPheLysPheGluIleHisLys     610615620     GlnAlaValProAspLysValTrpLysIleSerLysIleAsnAsnThr     625630635640     HisAlaLeuValSerLeuLeuGlnAsnLeuAsnLysAlaAsnTyrAsn     645650655     LeuProIleMetValThrAspSerGlyLysProProMetThrAsnIle     660665670     ThrAspLeuArgValGlnValCysSerCysArgAsnSerLysValAsp     675680685     CysAsnAlaAlaGlyAlaLeuArgPheSerLeuProSerValIleLeu     690695700     LeuSerLeuPheSerLeuAlaCysLeu     705710     __________________________________________________________________________ 

What is claimed is:
 1. A hybridoma cell line producing a monoclonal antibody capable of specifically binding to a cadherin selected from the group consisting of cadherin-4 (SEQ. ID. NO.: 48), cadherin-5, cadherin-6, cadherin-7, cadherin-8, cadherin-9, cadherin-10, cadherin-11 and cadherin-12.
 2. A hybridoma cell line producing a monoclonal antibody capable of specifically binding to cadherin-5 selected from the group consisting of 30Q8A (ATCC HB11316), 30Q4H (ATCC HB11317), 45A5G (ATCC HB11318), 30S2F (ATCC HB11319), 45C6A (ATCC HB11320), 30T11G (ATCC 11324) and 64G11F (ATCC HB11527).
 3. A monoclonal antibody produced by the hybridoma cell line of claim
 2. 4. An antibody or antibody binding fragment capable of specifically binding to a cadherin selected from the group consisting of cadherin-4 (SEQ. ID. NO.: 48), cadherin-5, cadherin-6, cadherin-7, cadherin-8, cadherin-9, cadherin-10, cadherin-11 and cadherin-12.
 5. An antibody or antibody binding fragment characterized by the ability to specifically bind to cadherin-5 and by the ability to separately bind to a synthetic peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

    ______________________________________     DREVYPWNL  (Amino acids 430 to 439 of SEQ ID NO: 50);     FTHRLFN    (Amino acids 146 to 153 of SEQ ID NO: 50);     VTLQDINDNFP                (Amino acids 242 to 252 of SEQ ID                NO: 50); and     GSLFVEDP   (Amino acids 274 to 281 of SEQ ID NO: 50).     ______________________________________


6. A chimeric or humanized antibody capable of specifically binding to a cadherin selected from the group consisting of cadherin-4 (SEO. ID. NO.: 48), cadherin-5, cadherin-6, cadherin-7, cadherin-8, cadherin-9, cadherin-10, cadherin-11 and cadherin-12. 